As part of MSAA's Improving Lives Through Art Spring Series, art enthusiast and docent Joe Caliva presented the following virtual art tour:
Lives Improved Through Art - World Tour:
Historic Artists from Four Different Countries Who Used Art to Improve Their Lives and Wellness Despite Health Challenges
Take a virtual trip around the globe to learn the inspiring stories of these historic artists from 4 different countries, who used their art to overcome difficult health challenges and overwhelming odds to improve their overall wellness and quality of life, and all of whom went on to create some of the most memorable art in history. The artists featured will include:
Christy Brown (Ireland: cerebral palsy)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (France: Pycnodysostosis or "Toulouse-Lautrec Syndrome")
Andy Warhol (American: Sydenham's chorea or chorea minor, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, and pigmentation disorder)
Wassily Kandinsky (Russian: Synesthesia)