Geriatric/Physical illness patient 11
- Date:
- 1977-1978
- Reference:
- PP/RSI/B/1/4/7
- Part of:
- Rita Simon Collection
- Archives and manuscripts
Collection contents
About this work
Description
22 artworks identified by Rita Simon as Patient 11. Themes include landsapes and buldings. Rita Simon's case notes are in PP/RSI/A/3/5.
The descriptions of the artworks are taken from notes written by Wellcome staff during conversations with Rita Simon between 1995 and 1997.
Publication/Creation
1977-1978
Physical description
22 artworks
Biographical note
An elderly man with extrovert personality, volatile. When he got upset he was inclined to be an exhibitionist and walked around without pyjamas. He had lived in a shack, almost as a tramp. He was a nuisance in the ward. "Working with geriatrics is always working against the tide. But this gives them a chance to pull back. But there is no "cure". Art therapy for them is a palliative." (Rita Simon).
This information is taken from conversations between Rita Simon and Wellcome staff between 1995 and 1997.