The high street.
- Beales, David, 1954-
- Date:
- 2002
- Reference:
- 3312946i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
The painting shows people standing on a street with a background of shops and offices, in the foreground a woman looks out of the picture. The pavement is strewn with litter, and 2 rats can be seen on the ground.
Publication/Creation
[England], 2002.
Physical description
1 painting : acrylic on paper ; 50.9 x 75.6 cm
Contributors
Biographical note
David Beales is an artist and writer. He was admitted to Farnborough Psychiatric Unit at the age of 21, and spent the next twenty years in and out of a number of different hospitals. In the early 1990s, he was discharged from Stone House Hospital as part of the Care in the Community initiative. His art portrays the world of psychiatric patients, drug users, musicians and artists, and has been exhibited at Bethlem Museum of the Mind. His compositions are informed by real life events, and are seen by the artist as mapping an area of social history which is underrepresented.
Terms of use
Creative Commons Attribution - Non-Commercial CC BY-NC 4.0
Reference
Wellcome Collection 3312946i
Notes
Title provided by the artist.
Ownership note
Donated to Wellcome Collection by David Beales in 2019.
Type/Technique
Subjects
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores