'After all I have done, no one wants me"

  • Bishop, Mary (Mary Cecil Hamilton), 1914-1990
Date:
October 1965
Reference:
2888366i
Part of:
Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced January 2025: A woman alone in a choppy sea against a sombre sky with the moon and the sun. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1963.

Description

Painting of a the head and torso of a woman emerging from a body of water with a black sky in the background, the moon in the left corner and the sun in the right. Creator's name, interpretation and date of creation are inscribed on the reverse, probably by Edward Adamson.

Publication/Creation

October 1965

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.

Where to find it

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