A patient being examined before an audience of medical students. Watercolour attributed to M. Bishop, 1958 (?).

  • Bishop, Mary, (Mary Cecil Hamilton), 1914-1990.
Date:
[1958?]
Reference:
2948676i
Part of:
Adamson Collection
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About this work

Also known as

Adamson's published caption : Demonstration

Publication/Creation

[Netherne, Surrey], [1958?]

Physical description

1 painting : watercolour, in grisaille ; sheet 55.5 x 45.5 cm

Lettering

Contrary to Edward Adamson's normal practice, the name of the artist and the date are not inscribed on the verso

References note

Edward Adamson and John Timlin, Art as healing, London 1984, p. 21, fig. 20 ("Here a patient illustrates exactly how it feels to be demonstrated in front of a group of medical students. She feels that she is entirely naked before an audience of blockheads.")

Notes

This work is untitled, the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2948676i

Creator/production credits

Executed by M. Bishop at Netherne Hospital in Surrey, with support from Edward Adamson

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