He had his nervous breakdown in late December of 1842.
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal @AdrianCrick
Here's another very interesting picture, post incarceration, in a fascinating short film. Find myself getting drawn in to Dadd's world!https://youtu.be/sOfVp8ifIlY
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V interesting, thanks. I find it fascinating how insanity rarely hurts one's artistic ability.
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I don't think that's true. Very few artists have worked while mad to any level. I can't off the top of my head think of anyone but Dadd.
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Goya, Van Gogh, Chalepas, Wain, Munch, (arguably) Dali, just off the top of my head.
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But these are all artists that had interludes, but worked while sane. And Dali just faked it up. Dadd did his work in the midst of his delusions.
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That's not true. I named these artists because they produced artworks in the midst of their illnesses. As for Dali, you *might* be right that he was just exhibitionist, although one could argue that even if true, such exhibitionism could itself be considered a mental illness.
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I suppose it will depend a lot on what we mean by mentally ill, here. I am assuming 'not lucid' like Dadd. It is true that many artists have produced great art during fits of depression.
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And schizophrenia and many other conditions we would today describe as mental illness.
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, as I expect you know, contains many examples of patients whose neurological challenges if anything enhance their creativity.
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Interesting, haven't read it, but will add it to my list!
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Oh, it's a wonderful book, absolute classic. One of the most humane accounts of clinical work you will ever read.
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