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Mütter Museum Of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia By Gretchen Worden Blast Books, December 2002 $50.00 Hard cover, 192 pages 11.24 x 9.30 inches item#0922233241 Home to over 20,000 mind-boggling anatomic specimens, plaster casts, wax models, and paintings, the Mütter Museum, founded in 1858, is part of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. This book features over 100 photographs by a select group of renowned photographers whose work appears in the award-winning Mutter Museum calendars. 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. 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. . Browse Books by: Title • Subject • Author/Artist • Bestsellers • Bargains Go to: Bookstore Home • Shipping Options home | about | exhibitions | bookstore | events | membership | journal | mentoring | links Copyright 2001. SF Camerawork. All Rights Reserved.