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Images

  • A surgery where all fantasy and follies are purged and good qualities are prescribed. Line engraving by Boulonnois, 16--.
  • The infant Aesculapius discovered by shepherds on a mountain. Watercolour painting by R. Dadd, 1851.
  • Visions of a schizophrenic: right, a tempestuous sea, left a man chasing a boat. Watercolour by T. Hennell, ca. 1935.
  • Patients waiting to see the doctor, with figures representing their fears. Oil painting by Rosemary Carson, 1997.
  • Patients waiting to see the doctor, with figures representing their fears. Oil painting by Rosemary Carson, 1997.
  • Matthew Barwick. Drawing by T. Hennell, ca. 1935.
  • Three cats performing a song and dance act. Gouache by Louis Wain, 1925/1939.
  • King Richard III holds a bloody sword, the dead body of King Henry VI lies on the ground. Watercolour by Richard Dadd, 1853.
  • Hospital des Petits Maisons, Paris: plans. Engraving.
  • Three cats singing. Gouache by Louis Wain, 1925/1939.
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Catalogue

  • view Hand book of the mental hygiene movement and exhibit.
    • Books
    • Online

    Hand book of the mental hygiene movement and exhibit.

    National Committee for Mental Hygiene | Date: 1913
    • Audio

    Depression : audio update; focus on R.I.M.A.

    | Date: 1984
    • Audio

    How the film industry represents mental health.

    | Date: 2003
    • Books

    Mental health through education / by W. Carson Ryan.

    Ryan, W. Carson (Will Carson), 1885-1968 | Date: 1938
    • Books

    Getting by / Sad Ghost Club.

    Sad Ghost Club | Date: 2016
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