At Jennie Richee they allow themselves to be captured

1940

Medium: Transparent and opaque watercolor, carbon transfer, and graphite pencil on paper (recto); Transparent and opaque watercolor, carbon transfer , graphite pencil, and collage on paper (verso)
Dimensions: Sheet (Irregular): 22 9/16 × 84 7/8 in. (57.3 × 215.6 cm)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City, NY, US

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Henry Darger, At Jennie Richee they allow themselves to be captured, c. 1940–1950. Transparent and opaque watercolor, carbon transfer, and graphite pencil on paper (recto); Transparent and opaque watercolor, carbon transfer , graphite pencil, and collage on paper (verso), sheet (Irregular): 22 9/16 × 84 7/8 in. (57.3 × 215.6 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Kiyoko Lerner courtesy of Edlin Gallery 2008.338a-b. © Kiyoko Lerner / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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