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Henry Darger /

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An authoritative, balanced, and insightful look at American master Henry Darger (1892-1972). Presents his art and an exploration of his complex role in the art of our time.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Biesenbach, Klaus, Anderson, Brooke Davis, Bonesteel, Michael, Watson, Carl, Darger, Henry, 1892-1973
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Munich ; New York : New York : Prestel ; In cooperation with the American Folk Art Museum, [2009]
Subjects:
Darger, Henry, > 1892-1973.
Darger, Henry, > 1892-1973 > Themes, motives.
Outsider art > United States.
Artists > Illinois > Chicago > Biography.
Table of Contents:
  • Excerpt from Girls on the run / John Ashbery
  • Introduction: American innocence / Klaus Biesenbach
  • The art of Henry Darger
  • Sources and drawings : a portfolio
  • An artist's studio at 851 Webster Avenue / Brooke Davis Anderson
  • Plates
  • The life of Henry Darger
  • Henry Darger's great crusade, crisis of faith, and last judgment / Michael Bonesteel
  • The metaphysics of wreckage : introduction to the autobiography of Henry Darger / Carl Watson
  • The history of my life / Henry Darger.