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Henry Darger, throwaway boy : the tragic life of an outsider artist / Jim Elledge.
| Author/creator | Elledge, Jim, 1950- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : Overlook Duckworth, 2013. |
| Description | 396 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I. One Boy's Life -- 1. The Throwaway Boy -- 2. Mercy -- 3. The House of a Thousand Troubles -- 4. Twenty Thousand Active Homosexuals -- Part II. One Man's Art -- 5. I Can't Be at All Left Out -- 6. Even a Better Boy -- 7. Angry at God -- 8. I Lost All I Had -- 9. The Saints and All the Angels Would Be Ashamed of Me -- 10. Afterlife -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Abstract | "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 manuscript pages depicting a rich, shocking fantasy world-many showing hermaphroditic children being eviscerated, crucified and strangled. While some art historians tend to dismiss Darger as an unhinged 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. 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 pages of primary source material, and Elledge's own work in queer history, the book also features a full-color reproduction of a never-before-seen canvas from a private gallery in New York, as well as a previously undiscovered photograph of Darger with his life-partner Whillie. 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"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-386) and index. |
| LCCN | 2013022351 |
| ISBN | 9781590208557 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 1590208552 (hardback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | ND1839 .D32 E45 2013 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |