'A soul strangled by anger and the fear of death"

Bishop, Mary (Mary Cecil Hamilton), 1914-1990

Date:: January 1969

Reference:: 2871507i

Part of:: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)

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Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)PP/ADA
- Adamson CollectionPP/ADA/C
  - Identified works created in Adamson's studiosPP/ADA/C/8
    - Works by Bishop, MaryPP/ADA/C/8/15
      - 'A soul strangled by anger and the fear of death"2871507i

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'A soul strangled by anger and the fear of death". In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced January 2025: A man looking upwards (the soul), being strangled by an angry man and a man representing religious fear of death. Drawing by M. Bishop, 1969.

Adamson Trust Title: Strangled soul.

Description

Drawing of a person's head and neck being strangled by figures on both sides, one overlaid with the steeple of a church. Creator's name, interpretation and the date of creation are inscribed on the reverse, probably by Edward Adamson.

Publication/Creation

January 1969

Physical description

1 drawing pencil on paper

Contributors

Bishop, Mary (Mary Cecil Hamilton), 1914-1990

Arrangement

Prior to Wellcome Collection, this work was stored in a folder on 1st floor, Reay House, Lambeth Hospital.