Search Results for: The Discovery Of The Art Of The Insane

Surveys the changes in attitudes toward the art of the mentally ill, discussing the growing acceptance of these artists and their work and the influence of this

No one is more conscious of the faults of this work than the author. Therefore some self -criticism should be woven into this foreward. There are two possible m

Seeing the Insane is a richly detailed cultural history of madness and art in the Western world, showing how the portrayal of stereotypes has both reflected and

Collecting ten case histories along with over ninety illustrations, this title focuses on the author's anthropological synthesis of psychoanalysis and art theor