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

The Tragic Life of an Outsider Artist

Author: Jim Elledge  

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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 pages of primary source material, and Elledge's own work in queer history, Henry Darger, Throwaway Boy 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 lifelong companion William Schloeder, or Whillie as Henry affectionately referred to him. Engaging, arresting, and ultimately illuminating, Henry Darger, Throwaway Boy brings alive a complex, brave, and compelling man whose outsider art is both challenging and a triumph over trauma.

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About the Author

Jim Elledge's most recent book, A History of My Tattoo: A Poem (Stonewall/ BrickHouse, 2006), has been nominated for the Lambda Literary Award in Gay Men's Poetry and for the Thom Gunn Award in Gay Poetry. His poetry and prose poems have appeared in American Letters & Commentary, Court Green, Crazyhorse, Fiction International, Five Fingers Review, Hayden's Ferry Review, Jubilat, Margie, and Washington Square among many others. He directs a press, Thorngate Road, through which he sponsors the Frank O?Hara Chapbook Competition for gay, lesbian, bi, and transgendered poets. He also currently serv

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Utterly unknown during his lifetime, Henry Darger led 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 featuring hermaphroditic children being eviscerated, crucified, and strangled.

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Publisher
Overlook Press
Published
12th September 2013
Pages
396
ISBN
9781590208557

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