'Me trying to survive being tormented by the other children"

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

Date:: August 1967

Reference:: 2854873i

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
      - 'Me trying to survive being tormented by the other children"2854873i

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'Me trying to survive being tormented by the other children". In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced January 2025: A girl, half-length, surrounded on left and right by inchoate faces with bared teeth. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1967.

Description

Painting of a head with an abstract body with eight faces in profile, all in purple. Creator's name, subject and date of creation are inscribed on the reverse, probably by Edward Adamson.

Publication/Creation

August 1967

Physical description

1 painting watercolour 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.