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Henry Darger (American, 1892-1973)
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Henry Darger
At Battle of Cains Fair, Face Death by Stray Shells 1930
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Henry Darger
At Calmanrinia, They Are Rescued 1930
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Henry Darger
At Journall/At Torrington
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Henry Darger
At Norma Catherine, Escaping, They Wait for the Storm 1940-1949
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Henry Darger
Blengins on Swings, Girls Holding Picnic Basket
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Henry Darger
Notice Blengins Around Warning Them to Be Careful
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Biography |
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1892 |
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Born in Chicago, IL |
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1973 |
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Dies without ever showing anyone his work, Chicago, IL |
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Taken to an asylum for the mentally handicapped, Lincoln, IL |
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Begins to write epic "In the Realms of the Unreal", Chicago, IL |
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Retires & begins to write "The History of My Life", Chicago, IL |
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Lives alone with no friends or social contacts, Chicago, IL |
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Mother dies giving birth; baby put up for adoption, Chicago, IL |
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Placed in a Catholic children's home, Chicago, IL |
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Runs away from asylum, Chicago, IL |
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Serves brief stint in the army |
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Employed doing menial work at hospitals, Chicago, IL |
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Illustrates "In the Realms of the Unreal", Chicago, IL |
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Exhibitions |
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1999 |
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Henry Darger & His Realms, Galerie St. Etienne New York, NY |
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1998 - 1999 |
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Self-Taught Artists of the 20th Century, Philadelphia Museum of Art and other venues Philadelphia, PA |
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1996 - 1997 |
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Henry Darger: The Unreality of Being, Museum of American Folk Art and other venues New York, NY |
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1996 |
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Dans les Royaumes del'Irréel, Collection de l'art brut and other venues Lausanne, Switzerland |
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1992 |
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Parallel Visions, , Los Angeles County Museum of Art and other venues Los Angeles, CA |
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1979 |
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Outsider Art in Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL |
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1977 |
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The Realms of the Unreal, Hyde Park Art Center Chicago, IL |
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