EP017 - Henry Darger - Part 3

11/03/21 • 24 min

“I actually just find the paintings extraordinarily beautiful - I think they can live for me that simply.”

Brooke Davis Anderson on Henry Darger

Cover image - Henry Darger - Untitled (Overall Flowers - Recto) - detail - n.d.

Reading List

Henry J. Darger: In the Realms of the Unreal. John M. MacGregor. ISBN - 978-8886455060

Henry Darger, Throwaway Boy. Jim Elledge. ISBN - 978-1590208557

Darger's Resources. Michael Moon. ISBN - 978-0822351566

Darger: The Henry Darger Collection at the American Folk Art Museum. Brooke Davis Anderson. ISBN - 0-8109-1398-4

There are several other books on Henry Darger which can be found via a quick internet search.

Video List

In the Realms of the Unreal. Director - Jessica Yu. 2004

Other Links mentioned in the Episode

Outsider, The amazing story of Henry Darger - Podcast (Philippe Cohen Solal) - Podcast Link

Was Henry Darger Autistic? - Website Article (Cameron Straughan) - Article Link

Inspired by Henry Darger - Kyoko Nakamura - Website Link

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11/03/21 • 24 min

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