The Discovery of the Art of the Insane
By tracing its change from a curiosity to an area of study for both creative artists and psychiatrists, MacGregor explores the art of the insane as a key to intellectual and cultural history from the 18th to the mid-20th centuries. The "discovery" of this art, says MacGregor, was made possible by the application of psychiatry's scientific methods to the realm of creativity. Careful documentation and preservation of work by psychopathic artists led to the recognition that their art, like the - correction: The publication date for Nan cy Chodorow's Feminism and Psychoana lytic Theory , reviewed in LJ 10/1/89, has been changed from November 1989 to Janu ary 1990. work of other artists, expresses a world view that cannot be separated from its social background. MacGregor also details the interest in and influence of psychopathic art on important 20th-century figures (e.g., Klee, Dali, Dubuffet). A difficult book, but recommended for academic libraries supporting interdisciplinary programs.- Lucy Patrick, Florida State Univ . Lib . , TallahasseeCopyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.