Summary
Flat piece of wood featuring an illustration of a woman's face and grid. Created by a patient at Mayday Hills Hospital, a mental health hospital in Beechworth, Victoria, Australia circa 1954-1980.
Physical Description
Flat piece of wood inscribed on both sides in red and blue ballpoint pen. The front side features a drawing of a female face and neck. Parts of the face and all the surrounding space are divided up into a grid which are either coloured in a chequerboard pattern or contain single letters of an inscription. The reverse is covered with extensive inscriptions. An eye-shaped piece of wood has been inserted in a knothole u.c.
Significance
Example of artworks created by patients in occupational therapy programs in psychiatric hospitals in Victoria Australia
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mayday Hills Hospital, 30 Sep 1992
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Maker
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Place Used
Mayday Hills Hospital, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, Circa 1977
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Inscriptions
Inscribed both sides, red and blue ballpoint pen: [extensive text].
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Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - occupational therapy, Products
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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overall dimensions
30.6 cm (Length), 2.4 cm (Width), 37.4 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Artworks, Hospitals, Occupational Therapy, Psychiatric Hospitals, Making History - Psych Services
