'My aunt...My mother...Time with his sickle"

Bishop, Mary (Mary Cecil Hamilton), 1914-1990

Date:: 12 January 1971

Reference:: 2897405i

Part of:: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)

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Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)PP/ADA
- Adamson CollectionPP/ADA/C
  - Identified works created in Adamson's studiosPP/ADA/C/8
    - Works by Bishop, MaryPP/ADA/C/8/15
      - 'My aunt...My mother...Time with his sickle"2897405i

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'My aunt...My mother...Time with his sickle". In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced January 2025: Sunshine (left): a woman with a jug; darkness (right): a witch with time and death. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1971.

Adamson Trust Title: Aunt & Mother

Description

Drawing of a human figure in a yellow top pouring water from a jug with sun above. On the right, a drawing of a long thin figure wearing a witches hat with a figure holding a scythe and a crucifix below, and a sad face above on a dark purple ground. Creator's name, subject, interpretation and the date of creation are inscribed on the reverse, probably by Edward Adamson.

Publication/Creation

12 January 1971

Physical description

1 painting watercolour on paper

Contributors

Bishop, Mary (Mary Cecil Hamilton), 1914-1990

Arrangement

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