"Loneliness on top of a mountain"

  • Bishop, Mary (Mary Cecil Hamilton), 1914-1990
Date:
March 1976
Reference:
2858613i / 2858614i
Part of:
Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
  • Archives and manuscripts
  • Online

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Credit

"Loneliness on top of a mountain". In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced January 2025: Left, blank; right, red zigzags and teardrops. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1976; / Left, red and purple diagonals and a person standing on a mountain top attacked by snakes; right, a person stranded dangling on a mountain top. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1976

Description

On the front, red chevrons in rows with droplets in between. On the reverse, red and purple diagonal lines in a row with a large red triangular shape underneath, possibly a mountain, with a purple line wrapped around it, and a stick figure stood at the apex. To the right is another large red triangular shape with a stick figure laying down at the apex. Creator's name, date of creation, and interpretation are inscribed on the reverse, probably by Edward Adamson.

Publication/Creation

March 1976

Physical description

1 painting watercolour on paper

Contributors

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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