Body embalmed in Plymouth

Title

Body embalmed in Plymouth

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:02:58

Description

Interview with a male speaker (poss. artist Robert Lenkiewicz) talking about the embalming and preservation of a human body (poss. the late tramp Edwin MacKenzie (aka Diogenes)) despite opposition from the local health authority in Plymouth. Diogenes was later found in a drawer in Lenkiewicz’s studio. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Robert Lenkiewicz?

Keywords

Law; Artists; Plymouth; Anatomy; Dead bodies; Anatomical specimens; Medical specimens; Robert Lenkiewicz; Edwin MacKenzie; Diogenes

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