Blue dabs (artwork)
- Date:
- 1977-1979
- Reference:
- PP/RSI/B/1/4/8/34
- Part of:
- Rita Simon Collection
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
1 artwork identified by Rita Simon's pseudonym "Tuberculosis Patient 12 - Mrs Bird" which shows a series of blue dabs of paint running across the surface of the paper. Rita Simon said: "The wheelchair patients had the landscape (i.e. horizontal) format imposed on them, as the paper was placed on a horizontal tray."
The quote above is taken from notes made during conversations between Rita Simon and Wellcome staff between 1995 and 1997.
The title has been supplied by the cataloguer for identification purposes.
The sequence number of the artwork is written on the verso.
Rita Simon classified this artwork as Traditional Massive.
Publication/Creation
1977-1979
Physical description
1 artwork Blue and green bodycolour, 27 x 42 cm.
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores