{"product_id":"henry-darger-throwaway-boy-the-tragic-life-of-an-outsider-artist-1590208552","title":"Henry Darger, Throwaway Boy: The Tragic Life of an Outsider Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1590208552\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Elledge, Jim\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile some art historians tend to dismiss Darger as possibly psychotic, Jim Elledge cuts through the cloud of controversy and rediscovers Darger as a damaged and fearful gay man, raised in a world unaware of the consequences of child abuse or gay shame. This thoughtful, sympathetic biography tells the true story of a tragically misunderstood artist. Drawn from fascinating histories of the vice-ridden districts of 1900s Chicago, tens of thousands of pages of primary source material, and Elledge's own work in queer history, Henry Darger, Throwaway Boy also features a full-color reproduction of a never-before-seen canvas from a private gallery in New York, as well as a previously undiscovered photograph of Darger with his lifelong companion William Schloeder, or \"Whillie\" as Henry affectionately referred to him. Engaging, arresting, and ultimately illuminating, Henry Darger, Throwaway Boy brings alive a complex, brave, and compelling man whose outsider art is both challenging and a triumph over trauma.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51321800556832,"sku":"NEW1590208552","price":77.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71KCIRnjd4L.jpg?v=1773102720","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/henry-darger-throwaway-boy-the-tragic-life-of-an-outsider-artist-1590208552","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}