Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art is presenting the work of Henry Darger (1892-1973), a reclusive, religious man who lived in a one-room apartment in Lincoln Park. The exhibition, Studies and Sketches from the Henry Darger Collection at the American Folk Art Museum, runs through May 31, at Intuit, 756 N. Milwaukee Ave. Running concurrently in Intuit's study center gallery will be the exhibit Visions Realized: The Paintings and Process of Henry Darger, featuring examples of Darger's large-scale watercolor murals drawn from Chicago collections. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday; admission is free.
Darger created what is believed to be the longest work of fiction in the English language, a 15,000-page fantasia about the seven Vivian girls and their struggle for liberation against the evil, child-enslaving Glandelinians. Darger illustrated the work with approximately 300 ten-foot long watercolor murals. The dual exhibits at Intuit will provide insight into Darger's process, tracing a path from practice studies to the completed murals. Also on display will be items from Intuit's Darger collection, a variety of source materials, art supplies, and other objects from Darger's room including his typewriter, drafting table, and chair.
Studies and Sketches curator Brooke Anderson of the American Folk Art Museum will give a free lecture on the work of Henry Darger at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 3, at Intuit.
For more information, please contact Intuit at (312) 243-9088 or intuit@art.org.
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