NYAB Event - "Henry Darger and the Coloring Book" Exhibition

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At American Folk Art Museum
Media: Drawing

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 continuously as the coloring book. This focused exhibition will feature nine items from the museum's extensive Henry Darger Study Archive, illustrating the primary role the coloring book played for this seminal twentieth-century artist.

[Image: Henry Darger "Only Trees Tress Not Bees" (Mid 20c.) Coloring book cover 14 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. Courtesy of Kiyoko Lerner]

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