Up Close: Henry Darger
PICTURE ONE. THIS SCENE HERE SHOWS THE MURDEROUS MASSACRE . . .
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  • Henry Darger (1892–1972)
  • Chicago
  • Mid-20th century
  • Watercolor, pencil, carbon tracing, and collage on pieced paper
  • 31 1/2 x 131 in.
  • American Folk Art Museum, gift of Sam and Betsey Farber, 1999.7.1b

    Full title: Picture One. This scene here shows the murderous massacre still going on before the winged blengins arrived from the sky. They came so quick how however that those fastened to the trees, or board, and those on the run escaped the mudererist rascals or were rescued, and flown to permanent safty and security.
  • © Kiyoko Lerner; photo by Gavin Ashworth