| Dissection: Photographs of a Rite of Passage in American Medicine 1880a-1930 Contributor(s): Warner, John Harley (Author), Edmonson, James M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0922233349 ISBN-13: 9780922233342 Publisher: Blast Books OUR PRICE: $45.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2009 Annotation: As early as the 1840s, against admonishments to maintain secrecy, medical students and their instructors began to create photographic images of themselves centered around cadavers in dissecting rooms. This would become one of the most ubiquitous and archetypal forms of medical portraiture before 1930, and yet it vanished almost completely after 1950. These photographs were made in a surprising variety of forms, from "cartes de visite" to postcards to staged dark humor scenes. "Dissection" features 135 extraordinary examples of this collaboration of early photography and medicine, with illuminating essays by two experts on the subject. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Portraits & Selfies - Photography | Photoessays & Documentaries - Photography | Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General |
| Dewey: 611 |
| LCCN: 2008050400 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 8.8" W x 10.6" (2.80 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Cadavers, camera, action (The New York Times Book Review). From the advent of photography in the 19th and into the 20th century, medical students, often in secrecy, took photographs of themselves with the cadavers that they dissected: their first patients. Featuring 138 of these historic photographs and illuminating essays by two experts on the subject, Dissection reveals a startling piece of American history. Sherwin Nuland, MD, said this is a truly unique and important book that] documents a period in medical education in a way that is matched by no other existing contribution. And Mary Roach said Dissection is the most extraordinary book I have ever seen--the perfect coffee table book for all the households where I'd most like to be invited for coffee. |