Psychiatric patient 20 - "Boots"
- Date:
- 1970s
- Reference:
- PP/RSI/B/1/2/10
- Part of:
- Rita Simon Collection
- Archives and manuscripts
Collection contents
About this work
Description
11 artworks and a file of poetry identified by Rita Simon's pseudonym "Boots". The patient is discussed in chapter 9 of Simon's book Symbolic Images in Art as Therapy (1997).
Publication/Creation
1970s
Physical description
11 artworks, 1 file
Biographical note
A female child who was referred to Rita Simon after her mother accused her foster-father of abusing her. She worked with Rita Simon in the 1970s for roughly 2 years. Her work revealed enormous emotional distress under a smooth, narcissistic surface.
This information is taken from conversations between Rita Simon and Wellcome staff between 1995 and 1997.