Where did acclaimed outsider artist Henry Darger draw inspiration for his dreamlike murals? A new exhibit reveals his personal art collection for the first time. Henry Darger (1892–1973) Chicago 1959 ...

Henry Darger, “At McCalls Run Coller Junction Vivian girl saves strangling children from phenomenon of frightful shape” (1910–1970), crayon, encre, aquarelle ...

The breathtaking, disturbing, monumental artwork and writings of Henry Darger (1892-1973), a previously unknown and reclusive Chicago hospital janitor, were found shortly after he moved out of his ...

Kevin Miller showing us a page in one of the “Oz” books that was found in Henry Darger’s apartment after he died (photo by the author for Hyperallergic) Although he traced and painted and wrote in ...

A legal battle over the valuable estate of Outsider art star Henry Darger looks to be heating up in Chicago, and the stakes are high. In recent years, a group of about 50 distant family members, led ...

Arguably the most famous and influential outsider artist of the 20th century, Henry Darger has been the subject of numerous solo and group exhibitions, has been the subject of several books and a ...

Although he traced and painted and wrote in obscurity until the day he died, Henry Darger is, today, probably the best-known outsider artist in the world. In the past decade or so, the confines of his ...

Henry Darger, a recluse who left behind thousands of wild illustrations upon his death, is the subject of fascination in this one-man show. By Elisabeth Vincentelli This month offers St. Patrick’s Day ...

Darger's neighbors talk about his collection of newspapers and emphemera. In the second clip associated with the "In the Realms of the Unreal": The Artist and Society lesson plan, Henry Darger's ...

“As an artist, I understand artists and what they do and what they aim for, whether it’s out of strategy or desperation,” Kelly told me over a video call. “With him, there was no strategy. He had such ...

Recluse janitor Henry Darger spent more than 40 years in a tiny one-room apartment in Lincoln Park, writing, painting, sketching, collecting and fantasizing. It wasn’t until after his death in 1973 ...