Henry Darger, Throwaway Boy: The Tragic Life of an Outsider Artist

by Jim Elledge and Jim Elledge

While some art historians tend to dismiss Darger as possibly psychotic, Jim Elledge cuts through the cloud of controversy and rediscovers Darger as a damaged and fearful gay man, raised in a world unaware of the consequences of child abuse or gay shame. This thoughtful, sympathetic biography tells the true story of a tragically misunderstood artist. Drawn from fascinating histories of the vice-ridden districts of 1900s Chicago, tens of thousands of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590208552
• ISBN13: 9781590208557
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Abrams Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 5.9" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher