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

Beverly Pepper (1922 - 2020)
Beverly Pepper
1922 - 2020
Gerald Clery Murphy (1888 - 1964)
Gerald Clery Murphy
1888 - 1964
Kenyon Cox (1856 - 1919)
Kenyon Cox
1856 - 1919
John Sloan (1871 - 1951)
John Sloan
1871 - 1951
Huma Bhabha (1962)
Huma Bhabha
1962
Irving Ramsey Wiles (1861 - 1948)
Irving Ramsey Wiles
1861 - 1948
Piet Mondrian (1872 - 1944)
Piet Mondrian
1872 - 1944
Rolph Scarlett (1889 - 1984)
Rolph Scarlett
1889 - 1984
John Brewster (1766 - 1854)
John Brewster
1766 - 1854
John Frederick Peto (1854 - 1907)
John Frederick Peto
1854 - 1907
Frank Benson (1862 - 1951)
Frank Benson
1862 - 1951
Jack Whitten (1939 - 2018)
Jack Whitten
1939 - 2018
Henry Alexander (1860 - 1894)
Henry Alexander
1860 - 1894
Aaron Berkman (1900 - 1991)
Aaron Berkman
1900 - 1991
Robert Gwathmey (1903 - 1988)
Robert Gwathmey
1903 - 1988
David Butler (1898 - 1997)
David Butler
1898 - 1997

Creators Folk Art

Melvin Edward Nelson (1908 - 1992)
Melvin Edward Nelson
1908 - 1992
Michel Delacroix (1933)
Michel Delacroix
1933
David Shrigley (1968)
David Shrigley
1968
Edward Hicks (1780 - 1849)
Edward Hicks
1780 - 1849
Minnie Evans (1892 - 1987)
Minnie Evans
1892 - 1987
Ferreira Louis Marius de Moraes (1953)
Ferreira Louis Marius de Moraes
1953
John Christopher Wood (1901 - 1930)
John Christopher Wood
1901 - 1930
Constancia Nery (1936)
Constancia Nery
1936
Zeljko Seles (1954)
Zeljko Seles
1954
Noah North (1809 - 1880)
Noah North
1809 - 1880
Robert Kushner (1949)
Robert Kushner
1949
Guo Fengyi (1942 - 2010)
Guo Fengyi
1942 - 2010
Edwin Weyburn Goodwin (1800 - 1845)
Edwin Weyburn Goodwin
1800 - 1845
William L. Hawkins (1895 - 1990)
William L. Hawkins
1895 - 1990
Vladimir Davydovych Burliuk (1886 - 1917)
Vladimir Davydovych Burliuk
1886 - 1917
Samuel Addison Shute (1803 - 1836)
Samuel Addison Shute
1803 - 1836
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