Man, Do You Want to Educate Yourself? Think Up a Motto Every Morning1917Sheet: 12 3/8 x 10 1/8 " (31.4 x 25.7 cm)
Frame: 20 1/8 x 17 3/4 x 1 1/4 " (51.1 x 45.1 x 3.2 cm)Watercolor, gouache, graphite on paper (double-sided)Anthony Petullo Collection2025.7.4a,b115793092692025.7.4aJosef Karl RädlerDrawingshttp://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster27212http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster12763http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster12344http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster10494http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster12640Mauer-ÖhlingMauer-ÖhlingAustriaWorks on PaperRecent AcquisitionsAdam ReichMauer-ÖhlingRädler’s work offers another unique perspective on artistic production that took place in psychiatric institutions. In this context, related artists include Philipp Schöpke, Eddie Arning, Martín Ramírez, Adolf Wölfli, and Alöise Corbaz. Because Rädler’s work is directly influenced by his professional life in the decorative arts, the work’s motifs draw aesthetic and formal parallels to objects in the Museum’s historical collection. Rädler’s work signals AFAM’s continued support of stewarding art produced by individuals at psychiatric institutions in the United States and abroad, a commitment exemplified with the 2024 exhibition Francesc Tosquelles: Avant-Garde Psychiatry and the Birth of Art Brut. Rädler’s work in particular reflects the long historical relationship between psychiatry, psychiatric institutions, and artistic production in Vienna and draws a direct connection with the Gugging Artists, like Philipp Schöpke (1921–1998), whose work is in the Museum’s collection.Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information. To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.orga: Painting on paper depicting a man in a blue coat and well-groomed beard is flanked by two other men—one in a nightgown and another in winter attire. The central figure points to a pencil drawing that echoes the painting’s finished composition. Large block of text in upper quadrant and text in the yellow and blue borders. Possibly Self-portraitb: Vertical orientation work on paper depicting subjects who are patients at the institution awkwardly stand shoulder to shoulder. Some of the men face forwards while others show their backs; the sense of space and scale does not adhere to reality. The lack of internal coherence between the subjects suggests differences in each patient’s psycho-social temperament, which is possibly elucidated with the text that frames each scene. Blocks of text in upper and lower quadrants with decorative floral motifshttp://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster27212http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster12763http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster12344http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster10494http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster12640http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster27212http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster12763http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster12344http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster10494http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster12640http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster27212http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster12763http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster12344http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster10494http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster126402025.7.4a19171917 2025 7 4a b Rädler’s work offers another unique perspective on artistic production that took place in psychiatric institutions. In this context, related artists include Philipp Schöpke, Eddie Arning, Martín Ramírez, Adolf Wölfli, and Alöise Corbaz. Because Rädler’s work is directly influenced by his professional life in the decorative arts, the work’s motifs draw aesthetic and formal parallels to objects in the Museum’s historical collection. Rädler’s work signals AFAM’s continued support of stewarding art produced by individuals at psychiatric institutions in the United States and abroad, a commitment exemplified with the 2024 exhibition Francesc Tosquelles: Avant-Garde Psychiatry and the Birth of Art Brut. Rädler’s work in particular reflects the long historical relationship between psychiatry, psychiatric institutions, and artistic production in Vienna and draws a direct connection with the Gugging Artists, like Philipp Schöpke (1921–1998), whose work is in the Museum’s collection.Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information. To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.orga: Painting on paper depicting a man in a blue coat and well-groomed beard is flanked by two other men—one in a nightgown and another in winter attire. The central figure points to a pencil drawing that echoes the painting’s finished composition. Large block of text in upper quadrant and text in the yellow and blue borders. Possibly Self-portraitb: Vertical orientation work on paper depicting subjects who are patients at the institution awkwardly stand shoulder to shoulder. Some of the men face forwards while others show their backs; the sense of space and scale does not adhere to reality. The lack of internal coherence between the subjects suggests differences in each patient’s psycho-social temperament, which is possibly elucidated with the text that frames each scene. Blocks of text in upper and lower quadrants with decorative floral motifs