Mary Barnes
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Mary Edith Barnes (born February 9, 1923 in Portsmouth , County Hampshire , † June 29, 2001 in Tomintoul , Scotland ) was a British artist and writer .
Mary Barnes is best known for documenting her experiences - she was schizophrenic - with Ronald D. Laing , one of the founding figures of the anti-psychiatric movement, at Kingsley Hall, London .
Primary literature
- with David Edgar: Mary Barnes. Methuen Publishing Ltd, London 1979, ISBN 0-413-40070-0
- with Ann Scott: Something Sacred: Conversations, Writings, Paintings. Free Association Books, London 1989, ISBN 1-85343-100-1 , ISBN 1-85343-101-X
- with Joseph Berke: Two Accounts of a Journey Through Madness. Free Association Books, London 1991, ISBN 1-85343-125-7 ; The Other Press, New York 2002, ISBN 1-59051-016-X
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| SURNAME | Barnes, Mary |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Barnes, Mary Edith (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British artist and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Portsmouth , county Hampshire |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 29, 2001 |
| Place of death | Tomintoul , Scotland |