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Henry Darger was utterly unknown during his lifetime, keeping a quiet, secluded existence as a janitor on Chicago's North Side. When he died his landlord discovered a treasure trove of more than three hundred canvases and more than 30,000 manuscripts depicting a rich, shocking fantasy world. While some historians tend to dismiss Darger as a psychopath, in Henry Darger, Throw-Away Boy, Jim Elledge cuts through the cloud of controversy and rediscovers Darger as a damaged, fearful, gay man, raised in a world unaware of the consequences of child abuse or gay shame. Engaging and arresting, Henry Darger, Throw-Away Boy brings alive a complex, brave, and compelling man whose outsider art is both challenging and a triumph over trauma.
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Henry Darger, Throw-Away Boy, Jim Elledge
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 2013
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- Titolo
- Henry Darger, Throw-Away Boy
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Jim Elledge
- Editore
- Bloomsbury Trade
- Pubblicato
- 2013
- Formato
- Copertina rigida
- Pagine
- 384
- ISBN10
- 071564632X
- ISBN13
- 9780715646328
- Serie
- Tag
- Saggistica, Arte / Cultura, Storie vere, Biografie, Arte, LGBTQ+, Storia e teoria dell’arte, Storia dell'arte, Storia degli Stati Uniti
- Valutazione
- 3,45 su 5
- Descrizione
- Henry Darger was utterly unknown during his lifetime, keeping a quiet, secluded existence as a janitor on Chicago's North Side. When he died his landlord discovered a treasure trove of more than three hundred canvases and more than 30,000 manuscripts depicting a rich, shocking fantasy world. While some historians tend to dismiss Darger as a psychopath, in Henry Darger, Throw-Away Boy, Jim Elledge cuts through the cloud of controversy and rediscovers Darger as a damaged, fearful, gay man, raised in a world unaware of the consequences of child abuse or gay shame. Engaging and arresting, Henry Darger, Throw-Away Boy brings alive a complex, brave, and compelling man whose outsider art is both challenging and a triumph over trauma.