num_pages: 274
description: One of the original attempts to analyze the artistic work of the mentally ill, Prinzhorn's collection of drawings, paintings, and sculptures helps to define an area encompassing psychiatry and art, illness and self-expression. Where other collections are only the products of psychotherapeutic case studies, this heavily illustrated, classic analysis stands in valuable contrast by presenting purely spontaneous and original works.
title: Artistry of the Mentally Ill: A Contribution to the Psychology and Psychopathology of Configuration
publisher: Springer