Marbles : mania, depression, Michelangelo, & me : a graphic memoir / by Ellen Forney.

By:

Forney, Ellen

Material type: Text

still image
text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781592407323
1592407323

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

DDC classification:

741.5/973 B 23

LOC classification:

PN6727.F678 M37 2012

NLM classification:

WM 207

Summary: Shortly before her thirtieth birthday, Ellen Forney was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Flagrantly manic but terrified that medications would cause her to lose her creativity and livelihood, she began a years-long struggle to find mental stability without losing herself or her passion. Searching to make sense of the popular concept of the "crazy artist, " Ellen found inspiration from the lives and work of other artist and writers who suffered from mood disorders, including Vincent van Gogh, Georgia O'Keeffe, William Styron, and Sylvia Plath.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Janis P. Bellack Library Course Reserves	MEH MENH MARBLES (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		36349000025980

HHSL Graphic Medicine collection.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-248).

Shortly before her thirtieth birthday, Ellen Forney was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Flagrantly manic but terrified that medications would cause her to lose her creativity and livelihood, she began a years-long struggle to find mental stability without losing herself or her passion. Searching to make sense of the popular concept of the "crazy artist, " Ellen found inspiration from the lives and work of other artist and writers who suffered from mood disorders, including Vincent van Gogh, Georgia O'Keeffe, William Styron, and Sylvia Plath.

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