Cryogenic Section of a Cadaver

c. 1941-1949

Harold Mahoney

Associated Names
Harold Mahoney

Artist, American, 1893 - 1952

This is a photograph of a skeleton viewed from the side. It is a cyanotype print showing the silhouette of a human skeleton in blue against a beige background. The skull at the top displays distinct features such as the eye socket and jawbone. The spine is prominently in the center, curving downwards with each vertebra clearly defined, leading into the rib cage, which is partially visible. Below the ribs, the pelvis and shadows hinting at internal structures are visible. The monochromatic scheme gives the image an ethereal and scientific quality, emphasizing the anatomical features of the skeleton.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    cyanotype

  • Credit Line

    Robert B. Menschel Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 90.6 x 35 cm (35 11/16 x 13 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.33.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Gary Edwards Gallery, Washington, DC); purchased with donated funds by NGA, 1999.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2017

  • Posing for the Camera: Gifts from Robert B. Menschel, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2017 - 2018, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 12184

Wikidata ID

Q64144056

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