Persimmon Blackbridge and Sheila Gilhooly : Still Sane

Blackbridge, Persimmon; Gilhooly, Sheila; Hughes, Nym; Randall, Nora D.; NiHera, Dee dee. Persimmon Blackbridge and Sheila Gilhooly : Still Sane. Vancouver, BC: Press Gang Publishers, 1985.

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Abstract (English)

Along with quotes from Blackbridge's and Gilhooly's ceramic installation on the experience of being incarcerated in a psychiatric ward, essays discuss the development of the work and the politics of psychiatry as an agent of social control. Includes listings of lesbian, feminist, anti-psychiatry and political art resources. Biographical notes. Circa 42 bibl. ref.

Types:	Catalogues > Exhibition catalogues
All Contributors:	Blackbridge, Persimmon (Artist); Blackbridge, Persimmon (Author); Gilhooly, Sheila (Artist); Gilhooly, Sheila (Author); Hughes, Nym (Author); Randall, Nora D. (Author); NiHera, Dee dee (Author)
Dossier:	390 - WOMEN IN FOCUS (Vancouver, BC)
Collation:	104 p. : 28 ill. (2 col.) ; 22 x 24 cm
ISBN:	0889740283
Language of Publication:	English
Publishers:	Vancouver, BC: Press Gang Publishers
Artists:	Blackbridge, Persimmon; Gilhooly, Sheila
Art Organizations:	Misc. Organizations > Women In Focus (Vancouver, BC)
Event Statement:	Exhibition dates: fall 1984, Women in Focus Gallery (Vancouver).
Keywords:	PSYCHIATRY; POLITICAL ART; LESBIANISM
Deposited by:	Users 1 not found.
Date Deposited:	02 Oct 1991
Last Modified:	25 Oct 2012 13:36
URI:	http://e-artexte.ca/id/eprint/3878

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