Robert Latou Dickinson
Robert Latou Dickinson was an American obstetrician, gynecologist and sculptor (1861–1950). He was born at Jersey City and died at Amherst.
Robert Latou Dickinson in brief
- Born
- 1861
- Died
- 1950
- Known for
- obstetrician, gynecologist and sculptor
- Place of birth
- Jersey City
Contents
Catalogued works
15 works under this name are catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1769 to 1950.
Mrs. Yates in the Characer of Medea, dated 1771, mezzotint, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 53.600.314. James Worsdale, Esq., dated 1769, mezzotint; state before letters, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 62.600.231. Lord Robert Manners, dated 1783, mezzotint; third state, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 53.600.135. Still Life in Interior, dated 1920–22, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2004.488. Nude, dated 1937, oil and graphite on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1961.771. Mrs. Pelham Feeding Her Chickens, dated 1775, mezzotint on cream wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1938.198. Lady Charles Spencer, dated 1776, mezzotint on ivory laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2002.105. Lion, dated 1934, graphite on tan wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1994.144. Control of conception / by Robert Latou Dickinson., dated 1938, held by Wellcome Collection. Sketching boats on the China coast / by Robert Latou Dickinson., dated 1931, held by Wellcome Collection. 'Conception Control' by Robert Latou Dickinson Journal of American Medical Association, dated 1948, held by Wellcome Collection. Action and humor in Han Dynesty decoration / by Robert Latou Dickinson., dated 1931, held by Wellcome Collection. Medical history of contraception / by Norman E. Himes ; medical foreword by Robert Latou Dickinson., dated 1936, held by Wellcome Collection. Control of conception : an illustrated medical manual / by Robert Latou Dickinson and Louise Stevens Bryant., dated 1931, held by Wellcome Collection. Techniques of Conception Control by Robert Latou Dickinson published by Planned Parenthood Federation of America, dated 1950, held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 10 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 20 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Dickinson, Robert Latou (1861-1950), gynecologist and sexologist, American National Biography Online, 2000. Dickinson, Robert Latou (1861–1950), Eponyms and Names in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2019. Robert Latou Dickinson: An Appreciation, Fertility and Sterility, 1953. ROBERT LATOU DICKINSON, Journal of the American Medical Association, 1951. Robert Latou Dickinson, Invisible Giants, 2003.
Digitised editions and texts
4 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.
Human Sex Anatomy: Topographical Hand Atlas (1966) — Internet Archive. Harmony in Marriage (1971) — Internet Archive. A Thousand Marriages : A Medical Study of Sex Adjustment (1931) — Internet Archive. Human Sex Anatomy (1933) — Internet Archive.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 4 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
Chronology
- 1861Robert Latou Dickinson born at Jersey City.
- 1920Still Life in Interior (The Art Institute of Chicago).
- 1931A Thousand Marriages : A Medical Study of Sex Adjustment digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1933Human Sex Anatomy digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1937Nude (The Art Institute of Chicago).
- 1950Robert Latou Dickinson died at Amherst.
- 1966Human Sex Anatomy: Topographical Hand Atlas digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1971Harmony in Marriage digitised by Internet Archive.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
Dickinson, Robert Latou (1861-1950), gynecologist and sexologist, American National Biography Online, 2000
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 2.
Dickinson, Robert Latou (1861–1950), Eponyms and Names in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2019
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 3.
- 4.
ROBERT LATOU DICKINSON, Journal of the American Medical Association, 1951
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 5.
Robert Latou Dickinson: An Appreciation, Fertility and Sterility, 1953
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 6.
Internet Archive, 5 digitised items catalogued under Robert Latou Dickinson as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
Consult the source - 7.
The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Robert Latou Dickinson.
museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago
Consult the source - 8.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Robert Latou Dickinson (10 objects).
museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Consult the source - 9.
Wellcome Collection catalogue records 20 works naming Robert Latou Dickinson.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
Consult the source - 10.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q7346726: Robert Latou Dickinson
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Consult the source - 11.
“Robert Latou Dickinson”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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