Henry Darger (1892 - 1973) - photo 1

Henry Darger

Henry Joseph Darger was an American writer, novelist and artist who worked as a hospital custodian in Chicago, Illinois. He has become famous for his posthumously discovered 15.145-page fantasy novel manuscript called The Story of the Vivian Girls, in What Is Known as the Realms of the Unreal, of the Glandeco-Angelinian War Storm, Caused by the Child Slave Rebellion, along with several hundred drawings and watercolor illustrations for the story.

The visual subject matter of his work ranges from idyllic scenes in Edwardian interiors and tranquil flowered landscapes populated by children and fantastic creatures, to scenes of horrific terror and carnage depicting young children being tortured and massacred.  Much of his artwork is mixed media with collage elements. Darger's artwork has become one of the most celebrated examples of outsider art.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:12 april 1892, Chicago, USA
Date and place of death:13 april 1973, Chicago, USA
Nationality:USA
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Graphic artist, Illustrator, Painter, Writer
Art style:Primitivism, Folk Art, Naïve art

Creators USA

Don Troiani (1949)
Don Troiani
1949
Saint Clair Cemin (1951)
Saint Clair Cemin
1951
Marguerite Wildenhain (1896 - 1985)
Marguerite Wildenhain
1896 - 1985
Elaine Hamilton-O'Neal (1920 - 2010)
Elaine Hamilton-O'Neal
1920 - 2010
James Rosenquist (1933 - 2017)
James Rosenquist
1933 - 2017
Hollis Frampton (1936 - 1984)
Hollis Frampton
1936 - 1984
Mitchell Epstein (1952)
Mitchell Epstein
1952
Charles Green Shaw (1892 - 1974)
Charles Green Shaw
1892 - 1974
David LaChapelle (1963)
David LaChapelle
1963
Gina Beavers (1974)
Gina Beavers
1974
Frank Stella (1936 - 2024)
Frank Stella
1936 - 2024
Peter Beard (1938 - 2020)
Peter Beard
1938 - 2020
Edward Henry Potthast (1857 - 1927)
Edward Henry Potthast
1857 - 1927
Joe Goode (1937)
Joe Goode
1937
Antanas Žmuidzinavičius (1876 - 1966)
Antanas Žmuidzinavičius
1876 - 1966
Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791 - 1872)
Samuel Finley Breese Morse
1791 - 1872

Creators Folk Art

Ted Gordon (1924)
Ted Gordon
1924
Kazimir Severinovich Malevich (1879 - 1935)
Kazimir Severinovich Malevich
1879 - 1935
Helen Bradley (1900 - 1979)
Helen Bradley
1900 - 1979
Anne Rosat (1935)
Anne Rosat
1935
Ella Kruglyanskaya (1978)
Ella Kruglyanskaya
1978
Inez Nathaniel-Walker (1911 - 1990)
Inez Nathaniel-Walker
1911 - 1990
Lee Godie (1908 - 1994)
Lee Godie
1908 - 1994
Francisco Matto (1911 - 1995)
Francisco Matto
1911 - 1995
George G. Hartwell (1815 - 1901)
George G. Hartwell
1815 - 1901
William Edmondson (1874 - 1951)
William Edmondson
1874 - 1951
Judith Linhares (1940)
Judith Linhares
1940
Vasyl Mikhailovich Khmeluk (1903 - 1986)
Vasyl Mikhailovich Khmeluk
1903 - 1986
Hector Hyppolite (1894 - 1948)
Hector Hyppolite
1894 - 1948
Frantisek Muzika (1900 - 1974)
Frantisek Muzika
1900 - 1974
Nikifor Krynicki (1895 - 1968)
Nikifor Krynicki
1895 - 1968
Nellie Mae Rowe (1900 - 1982)
Nellie Mae Rowe
1900 - 1982