Sadist in the white coat

Previous title, replaced January 2025: A man with a whip holding a woman in a blue dress. Watercolour attributed to M. Bishop, 1958.

Painting of a large man in white whipping a small woman lying face down in a blue dress on a black ground; Creator's name and date of creation are inscribed on the reverse, probably by Edward Adamson;

17 July 1958

1 painting watercolour on paper

Prior to Wellcome Collection, this work was framed and stored in the 1st floor corridors, Reay House, Lambeth Hospital. this work has been deframed during cataloguing for preservation reasons.

Photographs and discussion featured in Trying to Draw Myself and Art as Healing: Edward Adamson. An interpretative panel was created by the Wellcome Library: 3025646i.

Photography and interpretation by Edward Adamson published in Art as Healing, Edward Adamson, Coventure: London, 1984, p.20

This work is untitled; the title has been supplied by the cataloguer for identification purposes.