"I have killed my father & my mother"

  • Bishop, Mary (Mary Cecil Hamilton), 1914-1990
Date:
July 1967
Reference:
2854576i / 2854577i
Part of:
Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
  • Archives and manuscripts
  • Online

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Credit

"I have killed my father & my mother". In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced January 2025: A bursting star. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1967.

Description

On both the front and reverse, a painting of a red star surrounded by diagonal lines in red and purple. Interpretation and date of creation are inscribed on the reverse, probably by Edward Adamson.

Publication/Creation

July 1967

Physical description

1 painting watercolour 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.
This work is attributed to the creator; it was stored with other identified works.

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