Henry Darger

by Klaus Biesenbach

Book Overview

This beautiful book presents the extraordinary work of the iconic American "outsider" artist in a new critical light, locating him as a major figure in the history of contemporary art.

Self-taught and working in isolation until his death in 1973, Henry Darger realized an elaborate fantasy world of remarkable beauty and strangeness through hundreds of paintings and an epic written narrative. Angel-like Blengins with butterfly wings, natural...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3791385836
• ISBN13: 9783791385839
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Prestel Publishing
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 4.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 11.8" x 9.0"