Blue crayon drawing of a bird

Beegan, J.J., active approximately 1946

Date:: c.1946

Reference:: 2846832i

Part of:: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)

Archives and manuscripts

Collection contents

Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)PP/ADA
- Adamson CollectionPP/ADA/C
  - Identified works created in Adamson's studiosPP/ADA/C/8
    - Works by Beegan, J. J.PP/ADA/C/8/9
      - Blue crayon drawing of a bird2846832i

About this work

Also known as

Previous titles, replaced January 2025: A bird. Crayon drawing by J.J. Beegan, ca. 1946. / A standing figure facing left. Crayon drawing by J.J. Beegan, ca. 1946.

Description

On the reverse, is printed the title page of works by Robert Louis Stevenson, stamped by hand "Withdrawn".

Publication/Creation

c.1946

Physical description

1 drawing crayon on paper

Contributors

Beegan, J.J., active approximately 1946

Arrangement

Prior to Wellcome Collection, this work was framed and stored in David O'Flynn's office in Orchard House, Lambeth Hospital. The work has been deframed during cataloguing for preservation reasons.

Related material

Photographs and discussion featured in ALMOST CERTAINLY, THE CATALOGUE RASIONNÉ OF THE CREATOR(S?) KNOWN AS JJ BEEGAN, Edward Adamson wikipedia biography and The Adamson Collection: illustrations of mental illness or a testament to spontaneous artistic expression?

Notes

This work is untitled; the title has been supplied by the cataloguer for identification purposes.

This work is attributed to the creator; the creator was identified by Edward Adamson in other documentation.