Henry Darger

Outsider artist and writer of 'In the Realms of the Unreal'

Henry Darger - Outsider artist and writer of 'In the Realms of the Unreal'
Born

April 12th, 1892
132 years ago

Died

1973
52 years ago — 81 years old

Category

Artists & Creatives

Country

United States

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A reclusive individual, produced an extensive body of work during a lifetime spent in a Chicago home. Created an elaborate fantasy world chronicled in a 15,000-page novel titled 'In the Realms of the Unreal', featuring vivid illustrations. Darger's art often depicted children in fantastical settings and themes of innocence and conflict. Distributed his creations posthumously and garnered attention in the outsider art movement.

Authored 'In the Realms of the Unreal'

Created numerous watercolor illustrations

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