Tuberculosis patient 9 - landscape with a lake (artwork)
- Date:
- 1940-1960
- Reference:
- PP/RSI/B/1/5/8
- Part of:
- Rita Simon Collection
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
2 artworks, the recto and verso of one sheet, identified by Rita Simon's pseudonym "Tuberculosis Patient 9" which shows a pastel landscape with a lake on the recto and flower studies on the verso.
Rita Simon said, "Symbolism of lake enclosed. Ambiguous. Full of questions. Why is it smeared down the right side? Because there is no future? He worked and worked, a whole lot of fantasies."
The quote from Rita Simon is taken from notes written by Wellcome staff during conversations with Rita Simon between 1995 and 1997:
The title has been supplied by the cataloguer for identification purposes.
The restricted access period has been estimated according to the timescale of artworks made by Rita Simon's other tuberculosis patients in the series.
Rita Simon classified this artwork as Traditional Linear.
Publication/Creation
Physical description
Biographical note
A TB patient.
This information is taken from conversations between Rita Simon and Wellcome staff between 1995 and 1997.
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores