Contains: 12 images
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Audrey Amiss: "Drawings from a Locked Ward ('The Snakepit')". In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.
In a letter to John and Dorothy in July 2002, Audrey explains the title of this exhibition: "I have referred to "The Snakepit" in the title of the exhibition. That, if you remember, is an old Hollywood film about a woman who gets trapped in a madhouse and can't get out because no one will believe a word she says."
In a letter to her sister Dorothy, Audrey writes in Jan 1989: "The next exhibition in February is even bigger and may have quite an impact. I am calling it 'Fireworks' and it is a protest exhibition. It will include graffiti (which are framed written statements) such as "Psychiatrists are mad", "Doctors are Quacks", etc, etc. We'll see if it will provoke a reaction or whether I'll be 'ignored' as usual." This later exhibition "Drawings from a Locked Ward (The Snakepit)" also contains painted signs with slogans of a similar nature.
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