Suburban party.

  • Beales, David, 1954-
Date:
2001
Reference:
3312944i
  • Pictures

About this work

Description

A group of women at a party, all with long hair. In the foreground 5 figures are seated by a table, which holds coloured pills. Behind them a larger group are standing, one with her hands in a prayer position above her head, another holding a toy figure by the scruff of it's neck.

Publication/Creation

[England] : 2001.

Physical description

1 painting : acrylic on paper; 50.5 x 76 cm

Contributors

Related material

Illustration in : Suburban pictures. (b33328055)
Acquired with David Beales archive PP/DBL

Terms of use

Creative Commons Attribution - Non-Commercial CC BY-NC 4.0

Reference

Wellcome Collection 3312944i

Notes

Title provided by the artist.
"Painting was called ‘Party’, ‘The party’, ‘Party painting’, and ‘Suburban party’. I prefer ‘Suburban party’...The painting ‘Suburban party’ is set in the early 1970s."--David Beales 16/03/2023

Ownership note

Donated to Wellcome Collection by David Beales in 2019..

Type/Technique

Subjects

Where to find it

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