"The cat is afraid of being grabbed"

Previous title, replaced January 2025: A giant red hand threatening a kitten. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1970.

Painting of a black cat with a large red hand above; Creator's name, interpretation and date of creation are inscribed on the reverse, probably by Edward Adamson;

February 1970

1 painting watercolour on paper

Prior to Wellcome Collection, this work was framed and stored in the 1st floor corridors, Reay House, Lambeth Hospital. This work has been deframed during cataloguing for preservation reasons.

An interpretative panel was created by the Wellcome Library: 3025646i.

Photography and interpretation by Edward Adamson published in Art as Healing, Edward Adamson, Coventure: London, 1984, p.22

The title has been taken from wording on the object.