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'''''Artistry of the Mentally Ill: a contribution to the psychology and psychopathology of configuration''''' ({{lang-de|Bildnerei der Geisteskranken: ein Beitrag zur Psychologie und Psychopathologie der Gestaltung}}) is a 1922 book by [[psychiatrist]] [[Hans Prinzhorn]], known as the work that launched the field of [[outsider art|psychiatric art]]. It was the first attempt to analyze the drawings of the mentally ill not merely psychologically, but also [[aesthetic]]ally.
'''''Artistry of the Mentally Ill: a contribution to the psychology and psychopathology of configuration''''' ({{lang-de|Bildnerei der Geisteskranken: ein Beitrag zur Psychologie und Psychopathologie der Gestaltung}}) is a 1922 book by [[psychiatrist]] [[Hans Prinzhorn]], known as the work that launched the field of [[outsider art|psychiatric art]]. It was the first attempt to analyze the drawings of the mentally ill not merely psychologically, but also [[aesthetic]]ally.


In the book, Prinzhorn presents the works of ten "[[schizophrenic]] masters", now housed in Prinzhorn Collection at the [[University Hospital Heidelberg]], with in-depth aesthetic analysis of each and also full-color reproductions of their work. These ten masters were (birth names in parentheses):<ref>[http://www.klinikum.uni-heidelberg.de/fileadmin/pressestelle/pressemappen/Kuenstlerliste.pdf Kuenstlerliste]</ref>
In the book, Prinzhorn presents the works of ten "[[schizophrenic]] masters", now housed in Prinzhorn Collection at the [[University Hospital Heidelberg]], with in-depth aesthetic analysis of each and also full-color reproductions of their work. These ten masters were (birth names in parentheses):<ref>[http://www.klinikum.uni-heidelberg.de/fileadmin/pressestelle/pressemappen/Kuenstlerliste.pdf Kuenstlerliste]</ref><ref>Krannert Art Museum. 1984. ''The Prinzhorn Collection: selected work from the Prinzhorn Collection of the art of the mentally ill : Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, November 10, 1984 to January 6, 1985 [and others]''. Champaign, Ill: University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign. {{OCLC|957161097}}</ref>
* [[Karl Brendel]] (Genzel)
* [[Karl Brendel]] (Genzel)
* [[August Klotz]] (Klett)
* [[August Klotz]] (Klett)
* [[Peter Moog]] (Meyer)
* [[Peter Moog|Peter Meyer]] (Moog)
* [[August Neter]] (Natterer)
* [[August Natterer|August Neter]] (Natterer)
* [[Johann Knüpfer]]
* [[Johann Knüpfer]] (Knopf)
* [[Viktor Orth]] (Clemens von Oertzen)
* [[Viktor Orth]] (Clemens von Oertzen)
* [[Hermann Beil]] (Behle)
* [[Hermann Beil]] (Behle)
* [[Heinrich Welz]] (Hyacinth Freiherr von Wieser)
* [[Heinrich Welz]] (Hyacinth Freiherr von Wieser)
* [[Joseph Sell]] (Schneller)
* [[Joseph Sell]] (Schneller)
* [[Franz Pohl]]
* [[Franz Pohl|Franz Karl Bühler]] (Franz Pohl)


==References==
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*[http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/prinzhorn1922 Prinzhorn, Hans. ''Bildnerei der Geisteskranken'' (1922)], at the University of Heidelberg Digital Library
*[http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/prinzhorn1922 Prinzhorn, Hans. ''Bildnerei der Geisteskranken'' (1922)], at the University of Heidelberg Digital Library


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Latest revision as of 15:46, 29 January 2024

Artistry of the Mentally Ill: a contribution to the psychology and psychopathology of configuration (German: Bildnerei der Geisteskranken: ein Beitrag zur Psychologie und Psychopathologie der Gestaltung) is a 1922 book by psychiatrist Hans Prinzhorn, known as the work that launched the field of psychiatric art. It was the first attempt to analyze the drawings of the mentally ill not merely psychologically, but also aesthetically.

In the book, Prinzhorn presents the works of ten "schizophrenic masters", now housed in Prinzhorn Collection at the University Hospital Heidelberg, with in-depth aesthetic analysis of each and also full-color reproductions of their work. These ten masters were (birth names in parentheses):[1][2]

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  1. ^ Kuenstlerliste
  2. ^ Krannert Art Museum. 1984. The Prinzhorn Collection: selected work from the Prinzhorn Collection of the art of the mentally ill : Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, November 10, 1984 to January 6, 1985 [and others]. Champaign, Ill: University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign. OCLC 957161097

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