Patton State Hospital, San Bernardino, California: a psychiatric patient pleads that he cannot work, but a doctor insists that he must work. Drawing by D.R. Wilder, ca. 1954.
- Wilder, Dudley Raymond, 1916-1957.
- Date:
- [1954?]
- Reference:
- 2046876i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
The patient is unshod and his feet are inflamed. The doctor is dishevelled: he wears a headlamp for examining the eyes, and has a spanner and a stethoscope in his pockets
Publication/Creation
[1954?]
Physical description
1 drawing : pencil ; sheet 30 x 23 cm
Contributors
Lettering
"But doctor,-- I can't work" ...
The patient says "But doctor, -- I can't work, my feet are killing me!". The doctor replies "Never mind! You are here for punishment! -- You'll work, -- or else!", while thinking "Damned alcoholic"
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2046876i
Creator/production credits
One drawing of twelve in a sketchbook inscribed "Dudley R. Wilder". There is a record of a Dudley Raymond Wilder (1916-1957) who worked as a commercial artist in California from the 1930s to the 1950s and served as a staff sergeant in the US Marine Corps in 1943-1944. The quality of the drawings, and some of the military references, suggest they could well be by him, possibly in the last years of his life where confinement preceded an early death at the age of 41
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
no. 9
Location Status Access Closed stores