Tuberculosis patient 13 - "Louisa"

Date:
1940s
Reference:
PP/RSI/B/1/5/11
Part of:
Rita Simon Collection
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Description

5 artworks identified by Rita Simon's pseudonym "Tuberculosis Patient 13 - Louisa." Some of the details of the artworks are taken from notes written by Wellcome staff during conversations with Rita Simon between 1995 and 1997.

The artworks show a variety of themes from landscapes to still life and portraits. They show a level of accomplishment that suggests some prior training in art.

Publication/Creation

1940s

Physical description

6 artworks (5 sheets)

Biographical note

A female TB patient in a London hospital in what Rita Simon described as a "good ward."

This information is taken from conversations between Rita Simon and Wellcome staff between 1995 and 1997.

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