Neither Mental Illness Nor Age Will Stop Frank Calloway
July 28, 2008 by Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Have you all heard about Frank Calloway, the 112-year-old man who has lived in mental health hospitals and long-term care facilities since being diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1952?
What? An old guy living in a nursing home? What’s interesting about that? you may be wondering. Well, not much, but when you add in that Calloway is such a talented and impressive artist – even at 112 years old – that his caretakers have been told his works could sell for thousands, the story becomes much more interesting, yes?
Even more interesting is that Calloway’s art reflects a time period long past, rather …read more




