Replica of Dickinson-Belskie "Birth Prelude" model, 1945-2007

Replica of Dickinson-Belskie "Birth Prelude" model, 1945-2007

Dickinson-Belskie Collection

Cleveland Health Museum

Dickinson, Robert Latou, 1861-1950

Belskie, Abram, 1907-1988

Models

Plaster

Pregnancy

Parturition

Fetus

Embryonic Structures

Birth Prelude plaster model, circular, with embryos and fetuses at various stages of development. Model is ivory in color, half life-size, and has one hook on rear side.

Cleveland Health Museum

1945-2007

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Warren Anatomical Museum (WAM 20503)

model

1 Model

Models (representations)

physical object

WAM 20503

Between 1939 and 1950, Robert Latou Dickinson and artist Abram Belskie collaborated at the New York Academy of Medicine to create molds and models of human reproductive anatomy for display and teaching aid. In 1945, Dickinson transferred his reproductive anatomy model collection to the Cleveland Health Museum, which soon began making its own reproductions. In 2007 the Health Museum was absorbed into the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and at that time transferred the Dickinson-Belskie collection to the Warren Anatomical Museum.

43 W x 43 D x 4.5 H cm