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Art from the asylum and the clinic: a small exhibition in the Wellcome Library reading room

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Wain, Louis, 1860-1939
Wellcome Trust (London, England)
Publication:
[London] : Wellcome Trust, 2001
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Mentally Ill Persons
Art
Exhibits as Topic
Genre(s):
Posters
Abstract:
Predominantly gold and blue poster with multicolor lettering announcing exhibit, Apr.-May 2001. Also lists location, hours. Poster roughly divided into quarters. Title in upper left quarter. Caption in lower right quarter. Remaining quarters feature two paintings, as described in note. Mostly blue painting in upper right quarter is suggestive of a cat's face. Gold, burgundy, and green design in lower left quarter is more abstract. Publisher name and logo at bottom of poster.
Copyright:
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Extent:
1 photomechanical print (poster) : 40 x 28 cm.
Provenance:
Gift; William H. Helfand; 2001; 01-24.
Technique:
color
NLM Unique ID:
101454758 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
C01744
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101454758