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Henry Darger Biography
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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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| Selected 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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