Name/Title
Darger : the Henry Darger collection at the American Folk Art MuseumEntry/Object ID
N9500.D27.A5Description
"When Henry Darger died in 1973 at the age of 81, he left behind an astonishing cache of art, shocking in both its content and its sheer size. The trove included massive, multivolume illustrated manuscripts, double-sided nine-foot-long watercolor murals, photo-enlarged tracings, and hundreds of sketches. Depicting a turbulent world, these works are the product of the fertile yet tormented imagination of a secretive Chicago janitor who has since been recognized as one of the supreme self-taught artists of the 20th century." "Cataloging in full color the American Folk Art Museum's recent acquisition of 22 paintings (15 of which are double sided), among other Darger works, this informative yet affordable volume offers a general introduction to a controversial self-taught artist." -- BOOK JACKETContext
Published in conjunction with the exhibition at the American Folk Art Museum presented Dec.--June 2002 as part of "American Anthem", the inaugural series of exhibitions at the Museum's new building at 45 West Fifty-third Street, New York.Lexicon
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artist monographs, folk art--united states, painting--exhibitionsLegacy Lexicon
Category
Exhibition catalogBook Details
Author
Henry Darger, Brooke Davis Anderson, Michel ThevozPublisher
American Folk Art Museum/Harry N. AbramsDate Published
2001Call No.
N9500.D27.A5ISBN
810913984, 9780810913981LCCN
2001041214Notes
Length: 128