Box 82

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains a collection of Darger’s paper-based collaged imagery and portraiture, which often contains compositions made from of a multitude of news and magazine clippings, primarily of young girls and assorted religious imagery. The collages are often mounted on cardboard. Some are framed by a border of postage stamps, some contain inscriptions by Darger, and all are often covered by a glaze of glue or lacquer. The collages are commonly seen hanging in Darger’s apartment as...