Baby Bear was out to play.

[London] : 1969.

1 painting : paint and ink on paper, mounted on hardboard ; 22.5 x 129.6 cm

Wellcome Collection also holds the Mary Barnes Archive, reference PP/MBA https://wellcomecollection.org/works/rpjx3pqx

Baby Bear was out to play, rolling on the grass. Suddenly, in the wind, he smelt a warm sticky smell. Mm, mmm, he growled, licking his lips. "I must follow this beautiful scent." Under the bamboo tree he stopped. Growl, GROWL, GROWL. "Here we are". The smell was rather high, on a branch. Baby Bear jumped, 1 2 3. Once, twice, thrice. His paw touched the nest. "Oh/ OH/ OH" growled Baby Bear. The big bee had stung him. Licking his paw, Baby Bear sat grizzling on the ground. (handwritten in red biro, over white paint)

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Wellcome Collection 3316836i.2

Exhibited in '20th Century Women' at The Gallery of Everything, London, 10 October 2021 - 14 November 2021.

The title has been taken from wording on the object.