"MD" in red and purple / "MD" in blue and purple (artworks)

Date:
c.1949
Reference:
PP/RSI/B/1/2/5/3/5
Part of:
Rita Simon Collection
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Description

Two drawings on the recto and verso of the sheet by psychiatric patient 15. Both drawings show the letters M and D with a thick line between them. This abbreviation stands for "Mentally Defective". According to Rita Simon, the patient was angry because she believed someone had written MD in her medical notes.

The titles have been supplied by the cataloguer for identification purposes.

The date is based on the date written on the verso of artwork PP/RSI/B/1/2/5/1/2

Rita Simon's style classification: Traditional Linear

Publication/Creation

c.1949

Physical description

2 artworks (1 sheet) Pastel on paper, 27.7 x 37.7 cm

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