"Sleep"

  • Riley, Daphne, active approximately 1965-66
Date:
December 1965
Reference:
3017602i
Part of:
Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced January 2025: Sleep. Watercolour by Daphne Riley, 1965.

Description

Painting made of angular shapes depicting a face in left profile looking at lightbulbs. Signed and titled by the creator on the front. Hospital ward, creator's name and date of creation are inscribed on the reverse, probably by Edward Adamson.

Publication/Creation

December 1965

Physical description

1 painting watercolour on paper

Arrangement

Prior to Wellcome Collection, this work was stored in a folder on 1st floor, Reay House, Lambeth Hospital.

Notes

The title has been taken from wording on the object.

Subjects

Where to find it

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