Paintings of multiple figures.
- Beales, David, 1954-
- Date:
- [approximately 2000]
- Reference:
- 3336263i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Each painting shows several full length figures, standing or walking. The paintings include witches around a cauldron, policemen shooting a queue of people, and the bird headed figure seen in other paintings by David Beales. In one painting only heads are depicted.
Publication/Creation
[England], [approximately 2000]
Physical description
5 paintings, 1 print : pencil, acrylic paint on paper ; 29.6 x 21 cm (each sheet)
Contributors
Biographical note
David Beales is an artist and writer. He was admitted to Farnborough Psychiatric Unit at the age of 21, and spent the next twenty years in and out of a number of different hospitals. In the early 1990s, he was discharged from Stone House Hospital as part of the Care in the Community initiative. His art portrays the world of psychiatric patients, drug users, musicians and artists, and has been exhibited at Bethlem Museum of the Mind. His compositions are informed by real life events, and are seen by the artist as mapping an area of social history which is underrepresented.
Related material
Acquired with David Beales archive PP/DBL
Terms of use
Creative Commons Attribution - Non-Commercial CC BY-NC 4.0
Reference
Wellcome Collection 3336263i
Notes
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
Ownership note
Donated to Wellcome Collection by David Beales in 2019.
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores