"When I have a migrain I am continually being sick"

Date:
1980s
Reference:
SA/MAR/291
Part of:
Migraine Art Competition Collection
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Credit

"When I have a migrain I am continually being sick". In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Description

Year of submission to the Migraine Art Competition (child) unknown.
Main theme: Child
Second theme: Pain & Sickness
Tags: Words, hammer, head, children, child artist, sick, vomiting, depression, hope, lifecycle, female artist, pain.'
Artist, age 13 from the South West.
Artist note: 'When I have a migrain I am continuously being sick. I never know what to do with myself. I used to get migrains a lot. But now I am growing out of them (I think). Because I don't get many bad ones. It feels like a hammer hitting me on the head.'
Artist note is part of the artwork.

Publication/Creation

1980s

Physical description

1 painting 29.6 x 21.0 cm

Notes

Title as given by artist.
Description taken from documents provided by the donor.

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