Henry Darger

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Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf artist
gptkbp:artwork collage
watercolor
featured in documentaries
pencil
studied in art history courses
recognized after death
gptkbp:birthDate April 12, 1892
gptkbp:collection Darger_Collection_at_the_Chicago_Public_Library
gptkbp:deathDate April 13, 1973
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:The_Museum_of_Modern_Art
gptkb:American_Folk_Art_Museum
gptkb:Intuit:_The_Center_for_Intuitive_and_Outsider_Art
gptkbp:famousPerson gptkb:The_Realms_of_the_Unreal
Henry_Darger,_Throwing_the_Little_Girl
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Henry_Joseph_Darger
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Henry Darger
gptkbp:influences surrealism
fantasy literature
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:the_Catholic_Church
his childhood experiences
his time in a home for boys
gptkbp:knownFor detailed illustrations
prolific writings
gptkbp:legacy cultural icon
posthumous exhibitions
influence on outsider art
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork In_the_Realms_of_the_Unreal
gptkbp:occupation artist
gptkbp:personalLife reclusive
never married
lived in poverty
worked as a janitor
died in obscurity
created art in solitude
had a rich inner life
had no children
lived_in_Chicago
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition widely studied
inspired artists
subject of films
subject of books
gptkbp:style outsider art
gptkbp:theme fantasy
innocence
violence
childhood