William Blake (1757–1827) lived in “a Deep pit of Melancholy, Melancholy without any real reason for it.” These episodes were often followed by periods of “illumination” and intense creativity-Likely Bi-Polar Nebuchadnezzar (Blake) 1805 William Blake was both a great poet…
Disability in Art History
Disability in Art History On this page First Things First… Background Readings Content Suggestions At the End of Class… FIRST THINGS FIRST… This class will look at examples of the disabled human body as it has been represented in art…
Disability Arts movement in UK
Four animations produced by the National Disability Arts Collection and Archive in collaboration with UKDHM.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1864–1901
Thorough essay by John David Ike, MD Candidate, Emory University School of Medicine
Boris Mikhailovich Kustodiev, 1878–1927
Profile of the Russian artist
Francisco Goya, 1746–1828
Francisco Goya and his illness Francisco Josè de Goya y Lucientes (Fig. 1) was a painter endowed with a great expressive capacity. His work, which was carried out between the end of the Seventeenth and the beginning of the Eighteenth…
Zuly Sanguino
It’s been a difficult life for this 25-year-old who was born with no arms or legs and has been subjected to bullying, sexual abuse and even contemplated suicide. But Zuly Sanguino has proven that she is bigger than those challenges…
Riva Lehrer, 1958–
https://3arts.org/artist/riva-lehrer/ Riva Lehrer (b. Cincinnati 1958). Artist, writer and curator, whose work focuses on issues of physical identity and the socially challenged body, especially in explorations of cultural depictions of disability. Ms. Lehrer’s art work has been seen in venues…
Healing Spas and Ugly Clubs: How Victorians Taught Us to Treat People With Disabilities
Healing Spas and Ugly Clubs: How Victorians Taught Us to Treat People With Disabilities Healing Spas and Ugly Clubs: How Victorians Taught Us to Treat People With Disabilities By Lisa Hix — July 21st, 2015 In Netflix’s “Daredevil” series, a 2015 adaptation of…
A short history of mental illness in art From Hogarth to Van Gogh, art has challenged our understanding of mental illness. Jonathan Jones’ shares his top ten for our mental health appeal
A short history of mental illness in art From Hogarth to Van Gogh, art has challenged our understanding of mental illness. Jonathan Jones’ shares his top ten for our mental health appeal ‘Vincent’s eyes are crystal blue, his gaze acute and…