'The dead woman in swirling ghostly shapes"

  • Bishop, Mary (Mary Cecil Hamilton), 1914-1990
Date:
May 1970
Reference:
2885119i
Part of:
Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
  • Archives and manuscripts
  • Online

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Credit

'The dead woman in swirling ghostly shapes". In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced January 2025: A woman floating in a black sky threatened by a bat and a bird of prey. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1970.
Adamson Trust Title: Banshee

Description

Drawing of a woman with arms raised, a bat to her left and a bird with large wings to her right, on a black ground. Creator's name, interpretation and the date of creation are inscribed on the reverse, probably by Edward Adamson.

Publication/Creation

May 1970

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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