Ophelia's Asylum
A History of Madness.
Abandoned asylums, Pre-Raphelite paintings, madness in media, feminism, Victorian psychiatry - all things Ophelia.
Abandoned asylums, Pre-Raphelite paintings, madness in media, feminism, Victorian psychiatry - all things Ophelia.
Wanted to dress up for Shakespeare’s Birthday but needed costume help? Well, help has arrived for a mere two shillings (or fifty cents) from this 1892 publication with so very many suggestions (some entirely inappropriate for any occasion - this was published in 1892.)
illustrations from Masquerade and carnival: their customs and costumes by Mrs. Jennie Taylor Wandle
Ghosts of the Asylums.
Jeremy Harris collects photographs and artifacts from deep inside abandoned mental illness hospitals. His work is featured in the Mother Jones’ cover story Schizophrenic. Killer. My Cousin.
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