Great article.<p>The article also mentions another artist who led a remarkable life:<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Darger" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Darger</a><p>He wrote, over 60 years, a 15,145 page illustrated fantasy novel, as a janitor who had had a very, very difficult life. At first, I initially couldn't process that figure and automatically read it as 15,000 <i>words</i>, but, NO!, it's 15,145 <i>pages</i>. Unbelievable.<p>I had never before heard of either of these extraordinary artists, but my day is already better for having learned of their lives and works.