Drawings and Paintings by Elizabeth "Liberty" Rothschild

Date:
1916-1922
Reference:
SA/ADC/E/7
Part of:
Adamson Collection Trust (established 1978)
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Description

6 paintings and drawings by Elizabeth Rothschild, sister of trustee Miriam Rothschild, created as a child. 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.

Publication/Creation

1916-1922

Physical description

1 file

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