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Darger, Henry, 1892-1973

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Personal name headingDarger, Henry, 1892-1973
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Birth date1892-04-12
Death date1973-04-13
Place of birthChicago (Ill.)
Place of deathChicago (Ill.)
Field of activityOutsider art Mixed media (Art) Drawing Painting
Profession or occupationOutsider artists Authors Painters
Found inHenry Darger ... c1996: p. 13 (b. 1892, d. 1972) p. 3, etc. (watercolor painter and writer)
Henry Darger, 2000: t.p. (Henry Darger) jacket (b. Apr. 12, 1892, d. 1973)
Henry Darger, 2014: t.p. (Henry Darger) p. 271, etc. (b. in Chicago in 1892; d. the day after his birthday in 1973)
Benezit dict. artists, viewed Nov. 12, 2014 (Darger, Henry J.; born 12 April 1892 in Chicago; died 1973 in Plains (Illinois))
Britannica online, viewed Nov. 12, 2014 (Henry Darger (born April 12, 1892, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.-died April 13, 1973, Chicago), American outsider artist and writer)
Oxford art online, viewed Nov. 12, 2014 (under Naive art: Henry Darger (1892-1973))
Outsider art sourcebook, 2016: page 87 (Henry Darger 1892-1973 ; spent his early years in a Chicago institution, and much of his adult life working as a hospital porter while living alone in a cheap rented room ; explored his inner world by writing and drawing)
Wikipedia web site, September 17, 2019: (Henry Joseph Darger Jr. (c. April 12, 1892-April 13, 1973) was a reclusive American writer and artist who worked as a hospital custodian in Chicago, Illinois ; Much of his artwork is mixed media with collage elements ; born in Chicago, Illinois ; died: Chicago, Illinois)
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