"Some birds & a cat with two eyes"

  • Bishop, Mary (Mary Cecil Hamilton), 1914-1990
Date:
July 1973
Reference:
2897069i
Part of:
Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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Credit

"Some birds & a cat with two eyes". In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced January 2025: Birds with the head of a cat. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1973.
Adamson Trust Title: Cat's Eyes

Description

Painting of a purple v-shapes, red diagonal lines and birds in profile, in rows, and the head of a cat in red. Creator's name, interpretation, and the date of creation are inscribed on the reverse, probably by Edward Adamson.

Publication/Creation

July 1973

Physical description

1 painting watercolour 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.

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