Dissection : photographs of a rite of passage in American medicine, 1880-1930 / John Harley Warner, James M. Edmonson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Warner, John Harley, 1953-

Contributor:

Edmonson, James M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human dissection--United States--History--19th century--Pictorial works.

Human dissection.

Human dissection--United States--History--20th century--Pictorial works.

Dissection--history--United States--Pictorial Works.

Education, Medical--history--United States--Pictorial Works.

History, 19th Century--United States--Pictorial Works.

History, 20th Century--United States--Pictorial Works.

Human Body--United States--Pictorial Works.

Photography--history--United States--Pictorial Works.

Portraits as Topic--history--United States--Pictorial Works.

Medical Subjects:

Dissection--history--United States--Pictorial Works.

Education, Medical--history--United States--Pictorial Works.

History, 19th Century--United States--Pictorial Works.

History, 20th Century--United States--Pictorial Works.

Human Body--United States--Pictorial Works.

Photography--history--United States--Pictorial Works.

Portraits as Topic--history--United States--Pictorial Works.

Physical Description:

207 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Blast Books, 2009.

Contents:

Witnessing dissection : photography, medicine, and American culture / John Harley Warner

Teamwork

Epigraphs

Circulation

Skeleton

Dark humor

Class portraits

The white coat

Afterword : curatorial observations on the dissection image / James M. Edmonson.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 202-206).

ISBN:

9780922233342 (alk. paper)

0922233349 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

275864822