A sketch by Louis Wain done during the time he became mentally ill with schizophrenia.
typically people are usually diagnosed with schizophrenia between their teen years and into their 20's. Louis wasn't diagnosed until he was 54 years old
Louis was first hospitalized in a paupers ward. however, when the public found out - appeals, broadcasts, and even an intervention of the Prime Minister were made
on Louis' behalf to have him transferred to a better hospital.
Louis was originally transferred to Bethlem Royal Hospital until that hospital closed. He was then transferred to Napsbury Hospital, north of London.
At Napsbury, the hospital was much more pleasant with beautiful gardens and even a cat colony. It is said that Louis was the only patient allowed to keep cats in the hospital!
Louis contuined to paint even while hospitalized, and his last gallery shows were actually in the hospital. Louis remained a patient of Napsbury hospital until his death in 1939.
Bethlem Royal Hospital, where Louis was once a patient, has a gallery of art work from mentally ill patients, and some of Louis' original art works are on display to the public there
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