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Sunday, January 20, 2019

M E N T A L ~ H E A L T H . . . by different artists

MANIC OBSESSION  in a 1951 advertisement
      
M E N T A L    H E A L T H
     
sensory distortion
SENSORY DISTORTION  in an advertisement,  1930s?
      
M E N T A L    H E A L T H
     
from an Art Seiden children's book, a farmer and his tractor
DELUSIONAL PSYCHOSIS      actually it's from an Art Seiden
children's book       see full size
             
 M E N T A L    H E A L T H
     
a 1924 office water cooler
AGORAPHOBIA     "I shrank in closer behind the cooler"     1924
      
M E N T A L    H E A L T H
     
a Harold Von Schmidt color illustration
  a  MESSIAH COMPLEX   in a Harold Von Schmidt illustration
      
M E N T A L    H E A L T H
     
a Herbert James Draper painting of Ulysses and the sirens
MASS HYSTERIA  in a Herbert James Draper painting 
see full size
      
M E N T A L    H E A L T H
     
a Rod Filbrandt cartoon about crazy alcoholism
ALCOHOLISM     a Rod Filbrandt cartoon
      
M E N T A L    H E A L T H
     
an N.C. Wyeth illustration of a nun
HALLUCINATIONS     an N.C. Wyeth illustration
      
M E N T A L    H E A L T H
     
The chalets of La Salpetriere for the crazy agitated, an 1843 illustration
"The chalets of La Salpetriere for the crazy agitated"   1843   see full size
      
M E N T A L    H E A L T H
     
alcohol as medicine:   at the 1890 London insane asylum,  alcohol mixed with  water was cheaper than beer wine or whiskey for patient consumption
ALCOHOL AS MEDICINE   at the 1890 London insane asylum ... alcohol mixed with
water was cheaper than beer wine or whiskey for patient consumption
      
M E N T A L    H E A L T H
     
"Psychoanalysis"  a comic book for EC Comics by Jack Kamen
"Psychoanalysis"   a comic book for EC Comics by Jack Kamen 
      
M E N T A L    H E A L T H
     
Parker lawn mower
MANIC DEPRESSION
      
M E N T A L    H E A L T H
     
mad plaidness 1972, a color photograph of excessive plaid madness
PLAIDNESS    1972       see full size
      
M E N T A L    H E A L T H
     
a Gahan Wilson cartoon about Thanksgiving dinner
REPRESSED ANGER     "Harry - you're spoiling Thanksgiving for the children!"
      
M E N T A L    H E A L T H
     
"When did you first become aware of this imagined  'plot to get you', Mr. Potter?" by Gahan Wilson. a psychiatry cartoon
a  PERSECUTION COMPLEX    "When did you first become aware of this imagined
'plot to get you',  Mr. Potter?"   by Gahan Wilson
      
M E N T A L    H E A L T H
     
"Zippy's Favourite Nervous Breakdown"  by Bill Griffith
"Zippy's Favourite Nervous Breakdown"  by Bill Griffith      click twice
"symptom onset, dissociative feelings, motor dysfunction, loss of identity,
paranoid delusions, violent schizophrenia, complete collapse" 
      
M E N T A L    H E A L T H
     
an Austin Briggs illustration
an Austin Briggs illustration
      
M E N T A L    H E A L T H
     
from a 1908 French comedy publication, happy woman in a guillotine cartoon
from a 1908 French comedy publication
      
M E N T A L    H E A L T H
     
Ren and Stimpy fighting in the jungle
 Ren and Stimpy animation insanity        see full size
      
M E N T A L    H E A L T H
     
"Stairwell inviting depressed patients to jump down headlong" photograph from a 1921 critical look at mental asylum design
"Stairwell inviting depressed patients to jump down headlong" 
from a 1921 critical look at mental asylum design
      
M E N T A L    H E A L T H
     
"Two stairways leading to the same point"  a 1921 mental asylum photograph
"Two stairways leading to the same point"   a 1921 mental asylum
      
M E N T A L    H E A L T H
     
a Robert Williams painting of an insane street beggar
a Robert Williams painting       see full size
      
M E N T A L    H E A L T H
     
a story panel for Creepy or Eerie by Angelo Torres, rejecting the visiting doctor
a story panel by Angelo Torres ... rejecting the visiting doctor
      
M E N T A L    H E A L T H
     
a Carl Barks crazy portrait of Donald Duck in a frame
a Carl Barks portrait of Donald Duck
      
M E N T A L    H E A L T H
     
a book illustration by J. Mahoney, the sailor's widow
a book illustration by J. Mahoney       see full size
      
M E N T A L    H E A L T H
     
1955 children's clown beds, a color photograph
1955 children's beds designed by well-intentioned adults
      
M E N T A L    H E A L T H
     
an unintentionally odd doll, disturbing breakfast in bed
from a 1940s advertisement, an unintentionally odd doll
      
M E N T A L    H E A L T H
     
"Portrait of Charles Meryon"  the artist in an 1858 hotel bed one day before his hospitalization
"Portrait of Charles Meryon"    the mentally ill artist in an 1858
hotel bed one day before his hospitalization       see full size
      
M E N T A L    H E A L T H
     
a Harry Douthwaite book cover illustration for Jack Trevor's Screwrape Lettuce
a Harry Douthwaite book cover illustration
      
M E N T A L    H E A L T H
     
a Scott Wills animation image of Ren Hoek in a padded cell for insanity
a Scott Wills animation image