"Human machines with voices (Aristotle?)"

Previous title, replaced January 2025: People computerising plants and about to computerise human patients of psychiatrists. Watercolour by B. Bebbington, 1965.

Adamson Trust Title: Aristotle

Top left, plants ("plantas") in their natural state are shown placed in the "computer" and are then shown in a uniform state ("computerised"). Right, stick-figures "to be computerised" representing human patients of psychiatrists. The whole is set in a yellow computer screen with a grey and black border. Captions, inscribed title, signature and date painted in black and grey on front by creator; creator's location, name and date inscribed in pencil on reverse by Edward Adamson

22 December 1965

1 painting watercolour on paper

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

The title has been taken from wording on the object.