Cri de Coeur

  • Bishop, Mary (Mary Cecil Hamilton), 1914-1990
Date:
20 January 1959
Reference:
2948677i
Part of:
Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced January 2025: The head of a person in anguish, with spiky hair, against a red background. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1959.

Description

Painting of head and shoulders with downturned mouth, red eyes and green blotches on a red ground; Creator's name and date of creation are inscribed on the reverse, probably by Edward Adamson.

Publication/Creation

20 January 1959

Physical description

1 painting watercolour on paper

Arrangement

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.

Related material

Photograph and discussion featured in Trying to Draw Myself and Raw Vision Reviews

Notes

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

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