The painting in the cabinet behind the tub is bizarre and unsettling. This is not a good visual for patients who are trying to bathe. It is certainly not a calming sight for the reportedly violent and disturbed women who were forced to reside there. Why not a field of flowers or a sunny lake scene while the patients are vulnerable, naked and being put into a tub. It certainly could induce anxiety in a person being forced to bathe in this scenario. It seems like a cruel joke played on the patients by the staff. This probably speaks volumes for the types of inhumane treatments those poor woman had to endure.
Asylum Sanctuary
Location: Green Hill State Hospital Gallery: Swarmed