Tongues of anger.

  • Barnes, Mary, 1923–2001
Date:
25th June 1968
Reference:
3316830i
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About this work

Description

Thick layers of marbled red and black paint, wrinkled in places.

Publication/Creation

London : 25th June 1968.

Physical description

1 painting : black and red paint on paper ; 56.5 x 88 cm

Related material

Wellcome Collection also holds the Mary Barnes Archive, reference PP/MBA https://wellcomecollection.org/works/rpjx3pqx

Lettering

Tongues of anger. Mary Barnes. 25.6.68. Top (written in biro on reverse)

Copyright note

All rights reserved.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 3316830i

Exhibitions note

Exhibited in '20th Century Women' at The Gallery of Everything, London, 10 October 2021 - 14 November 2021.

Notes

The title has been taken from wording on the object.
Acrylic or gloss house paint.
Painted while Mary Barnes lived in Kingsley Hall, London, an experimental therapeutic community founded by R.D. Laing.

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