"Art
when really understood is the province of every human being ", (Robert
Henri., 1923, from Art
Against Stigma).
People with mental illness can be creative and do make
contributions to society. They
are inspirations.
These are just a few of them.
Patty
Duke (1946- ),
actress with bipolar depression. See her movie, Call Me Anna and
A Brilliant Madness. Read
about her in U.S. News & World
Report, 3/5/90, p.51 and in Your Health magazine, 3/28/89,
pp.12-13.
Michelangelo - well known artist, written about in Dynamics
of Creation by Anthony Storr
Sylvia
Plath, poet (1932-1963) read published journals
from her earlier years. She committed suicide, see A
Memory of Sylvia Plath by Nancy Hunter Steiner.
Eugene
O'Neill - writer, (1888-1953), who
wrote Long
Day's Journey Into Night had clinical depression,
see Eugene O'Neil by Olive Coolidge.
Jane
Pauley - former
NBC host, talks about her bipolar illness.
Vincent
Van Gogh - artist, painter, reported to have
had bipolar disorder. See Famous Depressives – Ten
Historical Sketches by M.J. Lieburg.
President
Abraham Lincoln suffered depression. Robert
Siegel talked with Wolf Shenk, author of Lincoln's
Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and
Fueled His Greatness.
Thelonious
Monk - acclaimed jazz musician suffered with mental
illness in his later years..
Proceed to view some
consumer artwork, some especially about stigma.
After
that, return toHealing
with Art for more tools related
to art .
