Tuberculosis patient 8 - mountains (artwork)

1 artwork identified by Rita Simon's pseudonym "Tuberculosis Patient 8" which shows a mountain landscape with blue sky above.

Rita Simon said, "He started in the top left corner and painted a beautiful sky, with amazing three-dimensional space, though he had never painted before. The nurses made fun of him; I felt quite murderous. One of the male nurses tore it so the bottom left corner is missing. I mounted it. Unfortunately he didn't do any more, he was completelty discouraged."

This quote is taken from conversations between Rita Simon and Wellcome staff between 1995 and 1997.

The title has been supplied by the cataloguer for identification purposes.

Rita Simon classified this artwork as Traditional Massive.

1940s

1 artwork Watercolour on paper, 23.5 x 23.5 cm. Mounted on acidic board. 32.2 x 28.4 cm.

Rita Simon described the patient as "A wizened looking cockney man in a London hospital."

This information is taken from conversations between Rita Simon and Wellcome staff between 1995 and 1997.