Henry Darger

I'm watching a dvd about the Chicago artist Henry Darger (1892-1973), the reclusive artist who died and left behind a 15,000 page novel and thousands of paintings of his make believe war. The book is titled In the Realms of the Unreal and tells the story of 8 sisters who lead a revolt on behalf of the enslaved children of their world. I've seen his stuff before but I think he is generally mis-characterized. He's not really some creepy sexual predator at all but one of the most original, prolific artists of the 20th century. Here is some of his stuff.