Hitler and four other figures / Hitler and other heads (artwork)

2 drawings by Psychiatric patient 1 "Heinz", depicting on the obverse: Hitler and four other figures, outlined in brown pastel, plus one small figure in pencil. On the reverse: Four front facing portraits in charcoal (two of Hitler), plus "four heads in profile showing supposed Semitic nasal profiles"

The descriptions of the artworks are taken from notes written by Wellcome staff during conversations with Rita Simon between 1995 and 1997:

The titles have 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

2 artworks (1 sheet) Pastel, charcoal and pencil on paper. 27.5 x 37.8 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.