Current Exhibitions
Up Close: Henry Darger and the Coloring Book
Extended through October 24, 2010
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Henry Darger (1892–1973) adopted countless images from popular-media sources, such as newspapers, magazines, comics, and cartoons, but no single source influenced him as steadily as the coloring book. This intimate exhibition features nine examples culled from the extensive archives of the museum’s Henry Darger Study Center, illustrating the primary role the coloring book played for this important twentieth-century artist.
Brooke Davis Anderson, curator
Henry Darger (1892–1973) adopted countless images from popular-media sources, such as newspapers, magazines, comics, and cartoons, but no single source influenced him as steadily as the coloring book. This intimate exhibition features nine examples culled from the extensive archives of the museum’s Henry Darger Study Center, illustrating the primary role the coloring book played for this important twentieth-century artist.
Brooke Davis Anderson, curator
Credits
“Up Close: Henry Darger and the Coloring Book” is supported in part by the Leir Charitable Foundations in memory of Henry J. & Erna D. Leir; the Gerard C. Wertkin Exhibition Fund; the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; and with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, celebrating 50 years of building strong, creative communities in New York State’s 62 counties.
Publications
Collection Catalog
Darger: The Henry Darger Collection at the American Folk Art Museum
By Brooke Davis Anderson, with Michel Thévoz; foreword by Kiyoko Lerner. New York: Harry N. Abrams in association with the American Folk Art Museum, 2001. 128 pages.
Related Book
Henry Darger
By Klaus Biesenbach, with Brooke Davis Anderson and Michael Bonesteel. New York: Prestel Publishing in cooperation with the American Folk Art Museum, 2009. 304 pages.
Both titles available at the museum shop.
Darger: The Henry Darger Collection at the American Folk Art Museum
By Brooke Davis Anderson, with Michel Thévoz; foreword by Kiyoko Lerner. New York: Harry N. Abrams in association with the American Folk Art Museum, 2001. 128 pages.
Related Book
Henry Darger
By Klaus Biesenbach, with Brooke Davis Anderson and Michael Bonesteel. New York: Prestel Publishing in cooperation with the American Folk Art Museum, 2009. 304 pages.
Both titles available at the museum shop.