On November 3, 1953, William Kurelek (1927-1977) was transferred to the Netherne Hospital, Coulsdon, Surrey, England, for chronic care following 17 months at the Maudsley Hospital, London, England. The referral letter suggested that there he might reach a "satisfactory equilibrium under sheltered circumstances."^2(p92) While at Maudsley, he had completed the self-analytical painting The Maze,³ depicting himself as a white rat who lay exhausted and demoralized in the center of an exitless maze, seemingly condemned to eternally ruminate on painful events from his past life. His physicians thought it would benefit him to work with Edmund Adamson, the founder of British art therapy, at Netherne. Kurelek had been grateful for daily talks at the Maudsley with a devout Roman . . . [Full Text of this Article]