Leucotomy operation

PART OF:
Impressions Gallery photography collection and archive
Made:
1946 in unknown

A black and white silver gelatin photograph entitled 'Leucotomy operation 1946' . The photograph shows a mental health patient about to undergo a Leucotomy operation, also known as a lobotomy. By Kurt Hutton, taken in 1946. From an unknown Impressions Gallery exhibition.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Impressions Gallery
Object Number:
2015-5024/2375
Materials:
cardboard and paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
image: 354 mm x 455 mm
mount: 405 mm x 508 mm
type:
black and white photograph

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