Konstnärinnan på avd. 22(2009)

movie - first aired/released 2009-01-25 - 40 min

Documentary

Directed by Kersti Grunditz, Maud Nycander

Ester Henning (1887-1985) was a Swedish sculptor and artist who spent 60 years of her life in mental hospitals. She was poor, in bad health mentally unstable and spent only four years in school before she had to earn a living. But from her closed world she created expressive and appreciated art.