Artist Monograph

Henry Darger, American

American, 1892–1973

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Watercolor	14	93.3%
Drawing	1	6.7%

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Medium (30–100 cm)	3	20%
Large (1–3 m)	12	80%

Range: 43.2 cm → 276.9 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
2005	1
2011	1
2012	13

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 15 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
a) Are almost murdered themselves though they fight for their lives typhoon saves them… b) Vivian girls said Glandelinian tent, Drawing Acc. 438.2012.a-b	n.d.	Watercolor and pencil on paper	22 x 88" (55.9 x 223.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist's estate in honor of Klaus Biesenbach
a) At Jennie Richee the Blengins stay under shelter b) Lightning strikes the crazy outfit again Drawing Acc. 447.2012.a-b	n.d.	Watercolor, pencil, and ink on paper	24 x 108" (61 x 274.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist's estate in honor of Klaus Biesenbach
a) At McCalls run. A demon appears in room. Hands of fire. Torrington imperaled by explosion b) At Jennie Richee During full fury of storm enemy soldiers seize them at the caves mouth and they are strangled to senselessness, Drawing Acc. 449.2012.a-b	n.d.	Watercolor, pencil, and ink on paper	19 x 95" (48.3 x 241.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist's estate in honor of Klaus Biesenbach
a) Captured by Glandelinians under Baldwin (Baldwin not shown here) during the frightful carnage at Aronburgs Run or Glorianna b) Picture No Two of the same scenes Drawing Acc. 441.2012.a-b	n.d.	Watercolor and pencil on paper	16 x 31" (40.6 x 78.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist's estate in honor of Klaus Biesenbach
a) The Vivian girls nuded like child slaves b) Untitled (Sacred Heart) and At second battle of Marcocino also escape from disasterous explosion during battle caused by glandelinians Drawing Acc. 440.2012.a-b	n.d.	Watercolor and pencil on paper	19 x 49" (48.3 x 124.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist's estate in honor of Klaus Biesenbach
a) They had seized a Glandelinian officer… b) At Jennie Richie are arrested again with bum by reinforcing Glandelinians Drawing Acc. 442.2012.a-b	n.d.	Watercolor and pencil on paper	19 x 70" (48.3 x 177.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist's estate in honor of Klaus Biesenbach
a) Untitled (Grape shaped damna fruit) b) Untitled (Vines strangling girls) Document Acc. 443.2012.a-b	n.d.	Watercolor and pencil on paper	24 x 106" (61 x 269.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist's estate in honor of Klaus Biesenbach
a) Untitled (Many girls tied to slabs of stone) b) Untitled (Pastoral scene – girls with lasso) Drawing Acc. 444.2012.a-b	n.d.	Watercolor, pencil, and ink on paper	19 x 24" (48.3 x 61 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist's estate in honor of Klaus Biesenbach
a) Untitled (Sombreros and orange canyon) b) Untitled (Two boys canoeing) Drawing Acc. 446.2012.a-b	n.d.	Watercolor and pencil on paper	24 x 105" (61 x 266.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist's estate in honor of Klaus Biesenbach
a) Untitled (Strangled child in the sky) b) At Norma Catherine nearing enemy lines are captured Drawing Acc. 439.2012.a-b	n.d.	Watercolor and pencil on paper	23 x 43 1/2" (58.4 x 110.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist's estate in honor of Klaus Biesenbach
At Jennie Richee At shore of Aronburg Run River… (recto); Untitled (Girl swinging on vine) (verso) Drawing Acc. 445.2012.a-b	n.d.	Watercolor, carbon paper transfer, pencil, ink and cut-and-pasted printed papers on paper (recto); Watercolor, carbon paper transfer, and pencil on paper (verso)	24 x 108" (61 x 274.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist's estate in honor of Klaus Biesenbach
Spangled Blengins. Boy King Islands. One is a young Tuskerhorian the other a human headed Dortherean. Drawing Acc. 448.2012	n.d.	Watercolor, pencil, and cut-and-pasted printed paper on paper	14 x 17" (35.6 x 43.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist's estate in honor of Klaus Biesenbach
Untitled (Map of Angelinia Ayathas Battlefield) Drawing Acc. 1086.2010	n.d.	Charcoal, colored pencil, pencil, and ink on paper	24 x 70 1/4" (61 x 178.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of John Levin
Untitled (Overall flowers) (recto); Untitled (Beautiful girls sitting around with giant cactus in center) (verso) Drawing Acc. 450.2012.a-b	n.d.	Watercolor and pencil on paper (recto and verso)	24 x 108" (61 x 274.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist's estate in honor of Klaus Biesenbach
116. At Jennie Richee. Notice by approach of blue gray black cloud that hurricane like thunder storm is going to renew., 117. At Jennie Richee. To avoid being out in the open when storm renews, they take chance going through farm possessed by Glandelin Drawing Acc. 1511.2005.a-b	c. 1960s	a (116): Carbon paper transfer, watercolor, and pencil with ink on cut-and-pasted paper on paper b (117): Carbon paper transfer, watercolor, pencil, and cut-and-pasted printed paper with ink on cut-and-pasted paper on paper	23 x 109" (58.4 x 276.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift