It streaking out of me.

  • Barnes, Mary, 1923–2001
Date:
8th June 1968
Reference:
3316828i
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About this work

Description

Thick black and blue paint, resembling a volcanic explosion.

Publication/Creation

London : 8th June 1968.

Physical description

1 painting : paint on paper ; 56 x 55 cm

Related material

Wellcome Collection also holds the Mary Barnes Archive, reference PP/MBA https://wellcomecollection.org/works/rpjx3pqx

Lettering

It streaking out of me. Finger painting. Mary Barnes. 8.6.68 (written in biro on reverse)

Copyright note

All rights reserved.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 3316828i

Exhibitions note

Exhibited in '20th Century Women' at The Gallery of Everything, London, 10 October 2021 - 14 November 2021.

Notes

The title has been taken from wording on the object.
Painted while Mary Barnes lived in Kingsley Hall, London, an experimental therapeutic community founded by R.D. Laing.

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