"The man is pierced with shame and all is horror from the neck down"

  • Bishop, Mary (Mary Cecil Hamilton), 1914-1990
Date:
November 1969
Reference:
2897677i
Part of:
Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
  • Archives and manuscripts
  • Online

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Credit

"The man is pierced with shame and all is horror from the neck down". In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced January 2025: A red man shot with a purple arrow to the heart, holding up his hands in pain. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1969.
Adamson Trust Title: Pierced

Description

A man shot with a purple arrow to the heart, holding up his hands. Creator's name, subject and date of creation are inscribed on the reverse, probably by Edward Adamson.

Publication/Creation

November 1969

Physical description

1 painting watercolour and pencil 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.

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