Author
Spears, Heather, 1934-
artist
Publication Date
1985
Type
kitap
Language
ara,dan,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Wellcome Collection museum and library
Record ID
k7fn55qk
Library Location
Wellcome Collection 650815i
Date
1985
Notes
Pencil drawings, mainly of childbirth, with some additional drawings of children injured in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in 1989. The drawings and sketches of childbirth provide an intimate portrait of women in labour, the pain and emotion involved, and illustrate the care and involvement of the women's partners and medical professionals. | Heather Spears (1934-2021) was a Canadian poet, artist, sculptor and educator, who from 1962 lived in Denmark. Much of her artistic output focused on drawing portraits, particularly of children and childbirth. | Some drawings include inscriptions in Danish, Arabic or English. | The drawings were acquired from Heather Spears in 2005. Additional drawings were loaned by the artist to make digital copies publicly available, these were not part of the acquistion and are not held by Wellcome Collection.
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Previous title, replaced January 2024: Sick children. Pencil drawings by H. Spears, 1985 and 1989