Diary drawings : mental illness and me
Baker, Bobby, 1950-2010
Book
In 1996 the artist Bobby Baker was diagnosed as having borderline personality disorder. Her subsequent struggle to overcome severe mental and later physical illness lasted for 11 years. The 158 drawings and watercolours in this book are an astonishing record of her slow and harrowing journey to eventual recovery.
Main title:
Diary drawings : mental illness and me / Bobby Baker with Dora Whittuck ; introduction by Marina Warner ; photographs by Andrew Whittuck.
Author:
Baker, Bobby, 1950-, author, artistWhittuck, Dora, authorWhittuck, Andrew, photographer (expression)Wellcome Collection, associated with work
Imprint:
London : Profile Books, 2010.
Collation:
222 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 23 cm
Notes:
Published in association with Wellcome Collection.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781846683749 (pbk)
Dewey class:
709.2A709.2BAK
Language:
English
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BRN:
261991