Five elephants (artwork)

Date:
1946-1952
Reference:
PP/RSI/B/1/2/17/3
Part of:
Rita Simon Collection
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Description

A drawing by psychiatric patient 27. Rita Simon described the artwork thus, when in conversation with Wellcome staff between 1995 and 1997: "Well advanced, loosing outline, depending more and more on form, and with good consistent space: the figures are off-centre. I am not identified with any particular elephant".

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

Rita Simon's style classification: Traditional Massive

Publication/Creation

1946-1952

Physical description

1 artwork Pastel on paper, 38.4 x 56 cm

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