Wax Anatomies in the Medical Museum

Deep in the basement of a Victorian hospital, artist Joseph Towne worked for fifty years crafting exquisite human bodies in wax, a medium with an uncanny resemblance to human flesh. These striking sculptures continue to inform and enlighten to this day, but many of his techniques died with him. As a prologue to the Designing Bodies exhibition, RCS Museums and Archives Director Sam Alberti explores Towne and his waxes in their historical context and compares them with other models in modern medical collections.

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