Henry darger

In the realms of the unreal.

@mepaintsme on Instagram: “Henry Darger, 'Crimecian Gazoonian, Venemous Calverina. Hedious but a very gentle creature', N.D. #henrydarger”

The author of The Story of the Vivian Girls, in What is Known as the Realms of the Unreal, of the Glandeco-Angelinian War Storm Caused by the Child Slave Rebellion spent his now legendarily reclusive life creating weird, mesmerizing, radiant, obsessive and sometimes disturbing works of art and storytelling. His life and creative talent were wonderfully explored in 2004’s In the Realms of the Unreal directed by Jessica Yu. Darger was also the subject of a more recent 2013 biography called…

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Henry Darger

American Folk Art Museum on Instagram: “Swipe left to reveal the dragon! To create his visually compelling works, Henry Darger borrowed from popular-media sources to overcome his…”

In a different country, in another era, Boris Chaliapin (1904-1979) would have been a "fine" artist and portrait painter, selling his paintings in art galleries. The son of Feodor Chaliapin, the great Russian opera singer, Boris was raised in a highly cultured environment. He received classical art training in Russia and Paris. He painted a series of portraits of his father and other luminaries from the world of classical music. By the 1920s Chaliapin already had a considerable reputation as…

Untitled by Henry Darger (1892-1973)