Home to over 20,000 mind-boggling anatomic specimens, plaster casts, wax models, and paintings, the Mutter museum, founded in 1858, is part of the College of Physicians of philadelphia.
Historical photographs from the museum\'s archives, brief background texts about the collection, stunning photographs by acclaimed photographers including William Wegman and Joel-Peter Witkinand, and an introductory essay on the museum are also included..
Highlights include a bust of an early-19th-century Parisian widow with a six-inch horn protruding from the forehead; the connected livers of Chang and Eng, the world-famous Siamese twins; the skeleton of a 7\'6 giant from Kentucky; and a collection of 139 skulls showing anatomic variation among ethnic groups in central and eastern Europe.
This book features over 100 photographs by a select group of renowned photographers whose work appears in the award-winning Mutter Museum calendars.
Home to over 20,000 mind-boggling anatomic specimens, plaster casts, wax models, and paintings, the Mutter Museum, founded in 1858, is part of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.
This book featrues over 100 photos, many in color, by a select group of renowned photographers whose work appears in the award-winning Mutter museum calendars.
Home to over 20,000 mind-boggling anatomic specimens, plaster casts, wax models, and paintings, the Mutter museum, founded in 1858, is part of the College of Physicians of philadelphia
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