#darger

Henry Darger (abril de 1892 - abril de 1973) fue un escritor e ilustrador estadounidense de carácter reclusivo que vivió como un desconocido en Chicagotrabajando en la limpieza. Su mayor logro fue un manuscrito fantástico de 15.143 páginas titulado La Historia de las Vivians, en lo que se conoce como Los Reinos de lo Irreal, sobre la Guerra-Tormenta Glandeco-Angeliniana causada por la Rebelión de los Niños Esclavos, junto con una serie de varios cientos de acuarelas y dibujos que servían como ilustración a dicha historia. Descubierta tras su muerte, la obra de Darger se ha convertido en uno de los ejemplos más sobresalientes de arte marginal.

“Untitled (Idyllic Landscape with Children)” (detail), Henry Darger

A brilliant artist, hidden from the world in the guise of a lonely janitor, Henry Darger has become internationally known and is represented in major museums throughout the world.

Darger spent most of his life living alone as a recluse in a rented room while working as a janitor in Chicago.

"PERSUED BY FOREST FIRES, PROVING THE BIGNESS OF THE CONFLARRATION IT IS 40 MILES AWAY AND ADVANCING FAST."

Henry Darger’s story is heartbreaking but he left the world a treasure trove of art.

For 64 years, Darger lived alone as a recluse in a rented room while working as a janitor in Chicago.

Darger died at 81.

Throwing a slumber party at the Vivian Girls' apartment in Swellview was a great way to hide Charlotte, Schwoz, and Jasper from the evil Glandelinian crime lords who trafficked children and terrorized the town, coupled with the fact they'd have to roll themselves in old carpets found in the basement. (What? No snacks? What kind of party is this?)