Psychiatric patient 18 - mental handicap, abstract face on pink paper (artwork)

Date:
1980
Reference:
PP/RSI/B/1/2/8
Part of:
Rita Simon Collection
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Description

A painting by psychiatric patient 18.

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

Rita Simon's style classification: Archaic Linear

Publication/Creation

1980

Physical description

1 artwork Bodycolour on paper, 52.2 x 32 cm

Biographical note

A man with mental health problems who wanted to create a self image, but went back to abstract themes all the time. He worked alongside psychiatric patient 19 (PP/RSI/B/1/2/9).

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

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