This pioneering work, the first history of the art of the insane, scrutinizes changes in attitudes toward the art of the mentally ill from a time when it was either ignored or ridiculed, through the era when major figures in the art world discovered the extraordinary power of visual statements by psychotic artists such as Adolf Wlfli and Richard Dadd. John MacGregor draws on his dual training in art history and in psychiatry and psychoanalysis to describe not only this evolution in attitudes but also the significant ...
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This pioneering work, the first history of the art of the insane, scrutinizes changes in attitudes toward the art of the mentally ill from a time when it was either ignored or ridiculed, through the era when major figures in the art world discovered the extraordinary power of visual statements by psychotic artists such as Adolf Wlfli and Richard Dadd. John MacGregor draws on his dual training in art history and in psychiatry and psychoanalysis to describe not only this evolution in attitudes but also the significant influence of the art of the mentally ill on the development of modern art as a whole. His detailed narrative, with its strangely beautiful illustrations, introduces us to a fascinating group of people that includes the psychotic artists, both trained and untrained, and the psychiatrists, psychoanalysts, critics, and art historians who encountered their work.
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Very Good. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. Quarto. xix & 390 pp. Profusely illustrated. Slight shelf wear to dust jacket. Very Good. (Subject: Art & Graphic Design).
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Good. Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked interior text. Dust jacket wrapped in protective mylar sleeve. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Good. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Annotations and underlining in ink throughout text. Light bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Light scuffing and smudging to boards and spine strip. Dust jacket wrapped in protective mylar sleeve. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Near fine. Printed paper wraps, quarto [8.5" x 11"], illustrated in color and b&w. Book has mild edgewear and rubbing to wraps, binding tight, text clean bright and unmarked.
