Teaching watercolor of a deformed skull
Dublin Core
Title
Teaching watercolor of a deformed skull
Subject
Bone and Bones
Skull
Henry Jacob Bigelow Watercolor Collection
Wallis, Oscar
Bigelow, Henry Jacob, 1818-1890
Teaching Aids and devices
Teaching Methods
Harvard Medical School. Department of Anatomy
Fitz, Reginald, 1885-1953
Abstract
Large watercolor showing three views of a deformed skull. From head-on, the skull appears wider than an average skull. Two cross sections, one showing the top of the skull and the other the bottom, show that the bone of the skull is unusually thick, and has cracks in the bone in the interior of the cranium. Watercolor is framed in green sewn textile, with metal grommets in each of the four corners.
Creator
Wallis, Oscar
Date Created
1848-1854
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
Warren Anatomical Museum (21142.359)
Format
image
Medium
watercolors (paintings)
Identifier
21142.359
Provenance
Henry Jacob Bigelow employed artist Oscar Wallis exclusively from 1848 - 1854 to paint a series of large teaching watercolors to illustrate Bigelow's lectures at Harvard Medical School. Wallis painted the teaching diagrams from local subjects and from the atlases of established medical authorities. The effort cost Bigelow $6,000. In 1890 Bigelow presented the watercolors to Reginald H. Fitz to be used in the Harvard Medical School's Department of Anatomy. The watercolors were transferred into the Warren Anatomical Museum between 1890 and 1930.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
69 W x 100 H cm
Files
Citation
Wallis, Oscar, “Teaching watercolor of a deformed skull,” OnView, accessed August 14, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/index.php/items/show/13281.