Healthcare in Great Britain: the insane walk the streets, the old die alone in their homes, mocked by the affluent. Gouache by J. Flatter, 198-.
- Flatter, Joseph Otto, 1894-1988.
- Date:
- [between 1980 and 1989]
- Reference:
- 665543i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
In Great Britain in the 1980s a number of large and long-standing mental hospitals (lunatic asylums) were closed and the patients were transferred to smaller houses known as "care in the community"
Publication/Creation
[between 1980 and 1989]
Physical description
1 painting : gouache ; sheet 29.1 x 36.4 cm
Contributors
Lettering
N.H. cuts: let them die in their home, let the community look after the mad
Inscribed by the artist in pencil. "N.H." means the National Health Service (NHS)
Reference
Wellcome Collection 665543i
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores