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This photographic compendium showcases nearly 200 images documenting acentury of often unimaginable challenges of disorder, disease, and injury fromthe 1850s to the mid-1940s. Selected from the Mutter Museum's collection ofhistoric medical photography, these incredible images are oftentimesdisquieting and deeply poignant. They depict real people living out theirdestinies, many with little hope of cure or the alleviation that might beoffered by modern medicine.
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The book includes an enlightening introduction by Gretchen Worden, wellknown as the Mutter's Director and spokesperson for nearly 30 years until heruntimely death in 2004, chronicling the lively history of how medicine andphotography became intertwined.
The book's editor, Laura Lindgren, has had a long association with theMutter and has helped to bring the museum to the attention of a broaderaudience. One of the museum's staunchest supporters, Laura art directed andproduced the very popular Mutter wall calendars and published the museum'sfirst book entitled "Mutter Museum," written by Gretchen Worden.
"Mutter Museum Historic Medical Photographs" is available at the museum'sgift shop as well as the museum's online store at www.muttermuseum.org and atwww.blastbooks.com.
The disturbingly informative Mutter Museum, part of the College ofPhysicians of Philadelphia, located on 22nd Street between Market and Chestnutstreets, is open to the public Monday through Thursday, Saturday and Sundayfrom 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Friday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
For discount-admission coupons and more information about the MutterMuseum, visit www.muttermuseum.org.
Note to editors: Photographs from the book are available. To request ahigh resolution photo, contact Laura Lindgren at [email protected] or212-965-0002.
About the Mutter Museum
The Mutter Museum was founded to educate future doctors about humananatomy and pathology. Today it provides a valuable resource for educating andenlightening the public about our medical past and revealing what it means tobe human. The Mutter Museum embodies The College of Physicians ofPhiladelphia's mission to advance the cause of health while upholding theideals and heritage of medicine.
About the College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Founded in 1787 by twenty-four physicians of eighteenth-centuryPhiladelphia who gathered "to advance the science of medicine and to therebylessen human misery," the College of Physicians of Philadelphia is the oldestprofessional medical organization in the country. Today more than 1,500Fellows (elected members) continue to convene at the College and work towardbetter serving the public. The College provides a place for both medicalprofessionals and the general public to learn about medicine as both a scienceand an art.
About Gretchen Worden
Gretchen Worden (1947-2004) was Director of the Mutter Museum andspokesperson for the museum for nearly 30 years and the author of "MutterMuseum," published in 2002.
About Laura Lindgren
Laura Lindgren is co-publisher of Blast Books and an independent art bookdesigner residing in New York City.
SOURCE The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
