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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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2010
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[Upcoming] Up Close: Henry Darger and the Coloring Book, American Folk Art Museum, New York (solo) (solo)
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2009
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In Through the Out Door, Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York
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2009
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Compass In Hand, Museum of Modern Art, New York [catalogue]
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2008 - 2009
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Messages & Magic: 100 Years of Collage and Assemblage in American Art, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
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2008 - 2009
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Up Close: Henry Darger, American Folk Art Museum, New York (solo)
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2008
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Darger Discoveries, Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York (solo)
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2008
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Henry Darger Room Collection (permanent installation), Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, Chicago (solo)
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2008
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Drawn from the Home of Henry Daeger, Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago, Chicago (solo)
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2008
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Glossolalia, Museum of Modern Art, New York [catalog]
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2008
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Lots of Things Like This, Apex Art, New York
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2008
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In the Land of Retinal Delights: The Juxtapoz Factor, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
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2008
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Dargerism: Contemporary Artists and Henry Darger, American Folk Art Museum, New York
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2008
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The World Needs A Narrative, Kevin Kavanagh, Dublin
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2008
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Vocabularies of Metaphor: More Stories, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco
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2007
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Henry Darger: The Vivian Girls Emerge, Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York (solo)
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2007
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Henry Darger: The Story of Girls at War, Of Paradises Dreamed, Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo (solo)
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2006
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Henry Darger: Highlights from the American Folk Art Museum, The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh [itinerary: the Frye Art Museum, Seattle, Washington] (solo)
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2006
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Bruit et Fureur, L'oeuvre d' Henry Darger (Sound and Fury, The Art of Henry Darger), La Maison Rouge, Paris (solo)
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2006
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Inner Worlds Outside, Fundacion La Caixa, Madrid [itinerary: Whitechapel Art Gallery, London; Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin]
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2006
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Keeping Secrets, Hayward Gallery Touring Project, London [itinerary: Hatton Gallery, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom]
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2006
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Musgrave Kinley Outsider Collection, Tate Britain, London
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2005
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Realms of Creation: Wölfli & Darger, Side by Side, Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York
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2005
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Mixed-Up Childhood, Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
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2005
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Musgrave Kinley Outsider Collection, Tate Britain, London
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2004
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Andererseits: Die Phantastik, Landesgalerie am Oberösterreichischen Landesmuseum, Linz, Austria (solo)
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2004
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Henry Darger, Galerie St. Etienne, New York (solo)
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2003
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Henry Darger: In the Realms of the Unreal, the Watari-Um Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo (solo)
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2003
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Art Brut, Neuve Invention and Outsider Art, Andrew Edlin Gallery, Miami Beach, FL
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2002
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Cathy Wilkes - Henry J. Darger, Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Zurich, Switzerland
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2002
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Biennale of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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2002
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Darger: the Henry Darger Collection, The American Folk Art Museum, New York (solo)
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2002
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Studies and Sketches: Henry Darger, Eva and Morris Feld Gallery, American Folk Art Museum, New York (solo)
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2001
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The First 10 Years: Selected Works from the Collection, The Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin
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2000
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Disasters of War, P.S.1, New York, New York
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2000
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Henry Darger: Realms of the Unreal, Carl Hammer Gallery, Chicago (solo)
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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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Splat Boom Pow! The Influence of Cartoons in Contemporary Art, The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
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Visions Realized: The Paintings and Process of Henry Darger, Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, Chicago (solo)
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