Head of Freud in profile (artwork)

1 drawing by Psychiatric patient 1 "Heinz", depicting the head of Freud in profile to the left, in charcoal.

The title has been taken from notes made during conversations between Rita Simon and Wellcome staff between 1995 and 1997.

Rita Simon's style classification: Traditional linear.

c.1950

1 artwork Charcoal on paper. 37.8 x 27.6 cm

The patient was a male German Jewish refugee working in the 1950s. He was paranoid and seemed to compensate for this through admiring Hitler and kept a photograph of Hitler on his person. "Heinz" attended therapy sessions once a week at a psychiatric centre. He had very precise English diction and sat very straight when drawing.

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