THE DISCOVERY OF THE ART OF THE INSANE,
by John M MacGregor
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers & barcode cut from front endpaper
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Princeton University Press, publishers, New Jersey 1989 hardcover, 9" x 11¼", with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers & barcode cut from front endpaper. VERY GOOD book in GOOD price-clipped dust jacket This pioneering work, the first history of the art of the insane, scrutinizes changes in attitude towards the art of the mentally ill from a time when it was either ignored or ridiculed. 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 the fascinating group of people that includes the psychotic artists, both trained and untrained, and the psychiatrists, psychoanalysts, critics, and art historians who encounter their work. A landmark publication. Packed book weighs 2kgs (4½lbs) - slightly higher than usual shipping will apply; we'll quote first.
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- Seller
- Pegasus Book Orphanage (AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 37930
- Title
- THE DISCOVERY OF THE ART OF THE INSANE,
- Author
- John M MacGregor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover, 9" x 11¼", with dust jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers & barcode cut from front endpaper
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press, publishers, New Jersey
- Date Published
- 1989
- Pages
- 390 pages
- Keywords
- Art History Psychotic Artists Art of the Insane Psychology Psychiatry German Expressionism Surrealism l'Art Brut Modern Art
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