Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-03-06 | Page 11 | Epileptic Boy Artist Loses Talent with Cure

Epileptic Bo Boy Artist Loses Talent With Cure March 5 United A s-A s successful cure for epilepsy epilepsy epi- epi lepsy Is ruIning a highly talented artist hero here and giving both artists and medical men a new mystery to fathom The remarkable story of a talented old year boy became known In c connection with an ex- ex of the artistic work of lunatics lunatics lu- lu and sufferers of nervous ailments all ail ments just opened at the Moscow PolytechnIc institute The year old peasant boy as ashe ashe he came under recurring fits of epileptic epi- epi leptic attacks produced pictures and drawings of a rare artistic beauty and executed with unusual artistic technique according to competent critics After attacks had passed however the work of hs his pencil was wa no better than that of many boys of his age tie He Is now under treatment In Moscow and as the physIcians are succeeding n In theIr efforts to cure his epilepsy his work worle Is failing from Its high degree of talent It ItIs Is 15 expected that he soon be completely cured at which time artists ar- ar expect him to produce no more r-I. r worthwhile drawings