Henry Darger
Author, artist (1892-1973) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 81
Henry Joseph Darger Jr. was an American janitor and hospital worker. He gained recognition only after his death for his vast body of visual art and writing.
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Postcard showing the boys' housing at the Lincoln Asylum, c. 1909
Camp Grant in 1917, where Darger completed his basic training in the United States Army
Darger's grave at All Saints Cemetery in Des Plaines, Illinois![The picture of the murder victim Elsie Paroubek in the May 9, 1911, edition of the Chicago Daily News, the loss of a clipping of which devastated Darger and greatly extended the length of In the Realms of the Unreal[51]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Elsie_Paroubek_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
The picture of the murder victim Elsie Paroubek in the May 9, 1911, edition of the Chicago Daily News, the loss of a clipping of which devastated Darger and greatly extended the length of In the Realms of the Unreal[51]
Part of The History of My Life on display at the American Folk Art Museum
Christian portrayal of martyrs may have influenced Darger's portrayal of violence against children.
The Henry Darger Room at the Chicago Intuit Art Museum, with furnishings from his apartment
Some of Darger's notebooks on display at the American Folk Art MuseumAbout this person
Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1892 to 1973 · aged 81
