When I was looking for yet another American artist to write about
and I leafed through my 50 American Artists You Should Know by
Debra N. Mancoff today I had honestly never heard of Henry
Darger.
But I just knew that he would be the American Artist I would write
about.
Why - you might ask?
Color.
Two of his paintings are shown in my book:
Spangled Blenkins (Kiyoko Lerner Collection)
Untitled (overall flowers) also in the KL Collection
The colors in these two paintings as bright - reds, blues
pinks, purple and others.
and well - I like bright colors.
Henry Darger was born in Chicago in 1892 and died there
in 1973.
I have a hard time spotting Waldo in his paintings. Do you?
ReplyDeleteSpeedy - I couldn't find Waldo - but didja see the really cool young Tuskerhorian peeking out?
ReplyDeleteHe was in a couple of 'em.
ReplyDeleteLook Ther - I'm gonna write a new post right now on my Art Blog.
ReplyDeleteI don't have to look for Waldo.
Anyway - if you want to find someone for me - tell me where bl is?
Can you paint a Hamburger?
ReplyDeleteI'm hungry.
Rate a blog - Paint a hamburger?
ReplyDeleteNah.
But come on over and I'll fix ya something to eat
(see my post on how even a squirrel can find my house)
But not a hamburger cause that's not good for you.