this is incredible. i would love to read the entire paper.
“William Utermohlen was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 1995 and continued to make art until he was no longer able to hold a pencil in 2000. Critics attacked his preoccupation with personal narrative as a young artist. Yet, this focus now gives his art unique insight into a mind afflicted with the disease.
Some might question whether someone in the late stages of Alzheimer’s can still make “art.” However, with his continuous desire to express how he saw himself and fit into his world, Utermohlen’s work clearly shows someone creating with intention, right up to his last sketch.
While alive, Utermohlen used his art as a means of communication. Today, it provides a visceral understanding of what it means to suffer from Alzheimer’s disease.
(My 600 word article whittled down to 123 for Tumblr… Which apparently turns it into an obit.)”
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