"Birth!"
- Parker, Janet, active approximately 1966
- Date:
- 10 January 1966
- Reference:
- 3010814i
- Part of:
- Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced January 2025: A foetus in a red womb, surrounded by darkness. Gouache by Janet Parker, 1966.
Description
Painting of a foetus in a womb on a black ground. Signed and inscribed by the creator in white paint on the front. Hospital ward, creator's name, and date of creation are inscribed on the reverse, probably by Edward Adamson. An interpretation has been inscribed by an unidentified hand on the reverse.
Publication/Creation
10 January 1966
Physical description
1 painting gouache on paper
Contributors
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.
Subjects
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores