Drawings and Paintings by Elizabeth "Liberty" Rothschild

7 paintings and drawings by Elizabeth Rothschild, sister of trustee Miriam Rothschild, created as a child between 1916-1922. Liberty was later diagnosed as a schizophrenic and inspired Miriam to create the Schizophrenia Research Fund, dedicated to promoting the understanding, treatment, and cure of schizophrenia and other mental illnesses. Also includes a photograph of a woman seated in a chair presumed to be Liberty when living with her sister at Ashton Wold in the 1980s.

1916-1980s

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Prior to Wellcome Collection, one of the artworks mounted in black card was framed and stored in a former shower room on 1st floor of Reay House, Lambeth Hospital. The work has been deframed during cataloguing for preservation reasons.