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Object Number
20-3-10/59929.0
Display Title
Cast of composite figure of typical American young man
Descriptions
Object Description
Cast of composite figures - male and female - representing average measurements of American young men and women. Modelled by Henry H. Kitson and wife, Theo Kitson, in 1892 from measurements of several thousand individuals of both sex mostly college students. Displayed at World Columbian Exposition.
Inventory Description
Teaching model of man, nude, cast?, right arm removeable, square base
Classification
- Raw Material
- Anatomical
Department
Osteological
Date
1892
Artist
Henry H. Kitson
(1892)
Artist
Theo Kitson
(1892)
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Plaster?, Pigment, Cast
Dimensions
Overall: 189 x 52.5 x 53.3 cm (74 7/16 x 20 11/16 x 21 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
20-3-N/59929
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Dudley A. Sargent, 1920
Provenance
Donor
Dr. Dudley A. Sargent
(1920)
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