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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | With the Aid of Phrenology |
| Reference | 2004-99-83 |
| Library | Philadelphia Museum of Art |
| Collection | The William H. Helfand Collection, 2004 |
| Date | 1913 |
| Publisher / Printer / Lithographer | Otis Litho. Co. |
| Place of Creation | Cleveland |
| Document Type | Poster |
| Theme(s) | Surgery and General Practice |
| Keywords | phrenology, psychology |
| Parts of the Body | head |
| Additional Information | Phrenology attempted to read a person's character and psychology by analyzing the shapes and sizes of bumps on the head. Although discredited today, at the height of its popularity in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, it was a technique accepted by a considerable portion of the population in Europe and the United States. The poster was made for With the Aid of Phrenology, an early silent comedy short produced by the Biograph film company in 1913. |
| Note | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Philadelphia Museum of Art's catalogue. |
| Visual Content | View thumbnails |
| Copyright | Philadelphia Museum of Art |