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Artist/Writer Henry Darger

An reclusive artist who wrote, drew, and painted thousands of pages of illustrations.

Aired 11/02/2018 | Rating NR

Art & Design in Chicago

Artist/Writer Henry Darger

Clip: Episode 4 | 4m 20sVideo has Closed Captions

An reclusive artist who wrote, drew, and painted thousands of pages of illustrations.

An reclusive artist who wrote, drew, and painted thousands of pages of illustrations, within multiple volumes, and none of it seen by anyone except himself until after his death.

Aired 11/02/2018 | Rating NR

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