Talk:Louis Wain

message: Myth of psycho cat artist busted http://www.boingboing.net/2007/09/26/myth-of-psychotic-ca.html  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.231.46.31 (talk) 05:37, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Notes

message: In the "Mental disorder" section, there is a picture of two cats that is captioned as being "unrepresentative" of some of Wain's later work. Shouldn't this picture be removed if it does not represent the artist's body of work?
Sofa jazz man (talk) 18:17, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: unrepresentative picture

message: It is understandable that this information was included, given that it comes from published sources, but as a psychiatrist I want to make 2 points to counter some misinformation:
1) The theory that toxoplasmosis may be a cause of schizophrenia, though not completely discounted, is very much not part of the common current medical understanding of schizophrenia. Connecting it to the case of Louis Wain seems an unlikely stretch.
2)More importantly, the current description of Asperger's disorder is totally inconsistent with Louis Wain's history of psychosis. Asperger's disorder is not a psychotic disorder,and it is a lifelong condition which does not explain a dramatic change in mental state in mid-life. Furthermore, there is nothing odd about a person with schizophrenia continuing to display talent and ability in visual arts. Because Asperger's is being diagnosed more frequently, I think it is particularly helpful to avoid misinformation about it.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jtclapacs (talk • contribs) 16:13, 18 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I wonder if there is evidence of temporal lobe epilepsy caused by brain trauma from his omnibus fall in October 1914 with his use of vivid colours and psychedelic imagery. There is material that relates to Van Goghs artwork and use of vivid colour that suggest this. It would be interesting to see a reasonably representative or complete portfolio of his work and see how it changed after this accident in 1914. Vincinquantesept (talk) 17:06, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: That is an interesting point about his accident and temporal lobe epilepsy. One of the problems is that he did not date his work. Has anyone read Patricia Allderidge's book Louis Wain and the Myth of the Disintegrating Cat?  It might provide some clues. There are a lot of illustrations in the Dale biography, but they are not all dated. Southdevonian (talk) 10:22, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
replies: text:  51.6.139.110 (talk) 10:34, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank for the response. Ive just ordered Patricia Allderidge's book, so Ill take a look and respond in due course. Vincinquantesept (talk) 10:35, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  2 psychiatric points 

message: I think this article shows so little of his work and covers a very small portion of it. It does not represent his more "psychedelic" stage which is argued by some psychologists to be reflective of his deteriorating mental state, and I think the article has overall has little range in terms of his actual artworks. I just thought it was worth bringing that up.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.141.22.157 (talk) 07:45, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unrepresentative of mental disorder 

message: How many cats are used to show deteriorating mental state in psychological works? I have made the number of cats less clear as it seemed to imply five was the norm but the books I have seen in GS have 2, 3 or 8. Hope this is OK. Best wishes (Msrasnw (talk) 16:08, 4 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  How many cats are used to show deteriorating mental state? 

message: The article says:
::Wain was transferred to the Bethlem Royal Hospital in Southwark, and again in 1930 to Napsbury Hospital near St Albans in Hertfordshire, north of London. Napsbury was relatively pleasant, ... and he spent his final 15 years there in peace.
But Wain died in 1939, sso how could he have spent 15 years in Napsbury?? Sussmanbern (talk) 03:10, 9 November 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Arithmetic 

message: Was Louis Wain hit by a bus? I read an obituary that said he was injured and his mental problems came from that. Anyone heard of this? --Turn685 (talk) 20:07, 4 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, i read that too. He was hit by a carriage.  149.140.145.251 (talk) 05:40, 23 July 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Here is the scanned obituary I saw  and an old article from The Guardian in 1960 which also states this . Not sure if this helps but it seems interesting! Turn➦ 03:39, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  hit by a bus? 

message: Any further information on the youngest sister who was certified insane?  It's quite fluid and nondescript, and seeemingly out of place, albeit interesting.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.75.60.225 (talk) 18:19, 14 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Youngest sister 

message: This article is very old. With such a horrendous lack of citations, it would not have past muster if published today. I have flagged the issues as applicable. I hope interested editors fix the article! Rp2006 (talk) 18:05, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lack of citations