Luridly coloured head of man (artwork)

Date:
1950
Reference:
PP/RSI/B/1/1/5/15
Part of:
Rita Simon Collection
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Description

1 drawing by Psychiatric patient 1 "Heinz", depicting the head of a man with a moustache, in strongly coloured pastel.

The title has been taken from notes made during conversations between Rita Simon and Wellcome staff between 1995 and 1997.

Rita Simon's style classification: Linear transition.

Publication/Creation

1950

Physical description

2 artworks (1 sheet) Pastel on paper. 37.9 x 27.5 cm

Biographical note

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.

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