Psychiatric patient 24

Date:
c.1941
Reference:
PP/RSI/B/1/2/14
Part of:
Rita Simon Collection
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Description

Four artworks by psychiatric patient 14, one of which is discussed briefly in The Symbolism of Style pp185-187. The date is taken from that artwork, the rest are undated. A fourth work is in PP/RSI/B/2/7/3.

Publication/Creation

c.1941

Physical description

4 artworks

Biographical note

A professional man, very withdrawn and reserved, diagnosed with schizophrenia who attended a psychiatric centre in 1941.

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

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