Who? Writer, recluse and visionary artist. Henry Darger is now considered the most prominent figure in outsider art. Born in Chicago in 1892, he was orphaned at the age of thirteen and institutionalised in the Illinois Asylum for Feeble-Minded Children. He had the nickname ‘Crazy’ whilst at school, but as he grew up he settled into a routine existence of attending Mass on a daily basis and undertook menial jobs such as washing dishes or caretaking. At night…
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