questioning the 'illustrated tour of madness'
April 18, 2016 4:10 PM   Subscribe

"During Wain's life, though, his fortunes reversed several times. Believed to be suffering from schizophrenia, Wain lived his final years in institutions. Eight of his cat drawings—which range from cuddly to psychedelic—came to be known as the 'Famous Series' and for years would be offered up as a the stages of a deteriorating mind, illustrated. But the truth is a bit more complicated." (Previously)
posted by joseph conrad is fully awesome (2 comments total) 19 users marked this as a favorite
 
Update, 2/22: An earlier version of this story misidentified the war Britain entered in 1939. We regret the error.

Whoops.

Fascinating article and images, though.
posted by clawsoon at 5:39 PM on April 18, 2016 [2 favorites]


As long as I've known about Wain, I've known the connection between the sequence and the progression of his illness is tenuous at best.

But I'll be damned if one particular image doesnt resonate strongly with and literally spell out my own experiences…
posted by Pinback at 6:23 PM on April 18, 2016 [2 favorites]


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