Child with hands behind back (Artwork)

A terracotta sculpture of a standing child with an open mouth, their hands behind their back, made by one of Rita Simon's patients under the pseudonym 'Sally.' It is reproduced and analysed in Rita Simon's book, Symbolic Images in Art as Therapy on pages 145-146, Figure 8.13.

The title has been taken from Rita Simon's book, Symbolic Images in Art as Therapy.

1940-1985

1 sculpture Terracotta clay, 7 x 4 x 3 cm.

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