Darger, Henry, b. 1892 d. 1972

Author, Watercolorist
Chicago, Ill.

Henry Darger Papers, 1966-1971

1 linear foot (on 2 microfilm reels).
Reel(s): [4181-4182]

This collection contains an exhibition catalog entitled REALMS OF THE UNREAL - THE WORK OF HENRY DARGER (1977), two volumes of Darger's "My Life History," and two diaries.

Location of Originals: Originals returned to the lender, Nathan Lerner, after microfilming.

Darger lived for forty years in a rented room in a building owned by Nathan Lerner. Lerner became Darger's friend, and by default, his caretaker. Darger gave Lerner the contents of his room when he moved in 1971.

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