Morton Bartlett (1909 – 1992) was an outsider artist. Born an orphan, Bartlett attended Harvard University and worked in a series of jobs, including advertising, furniture sales, a stint in the United States Army and, finally, a printing business. He never married and had no children, but created a family by sculpting 15 dolls — 12 girls and 3 boys, ranging in age from 8 to 16. He then dressed and posed these dolls, in sometimes sexually loaded photographs. His work was not discovered until his death at age 83. Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Adolf Wölflis Irren-Anstalt Band-Hain, 1910 The term Outsider Art was coined by art critic Roger Cardinal in 1972 as an English synonym for Art Brut (which literally translates as Raw Art or Rough Art), a label created by French artist Jean Dubuffet to describe art created... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... Wikibooks has more about this subject: Marketing Billboards and street advertising in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, (2005) Advertising is paid communication through a non-personal medium in which the sponsor is identified and the message is controlled. ... The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States armed forces and has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ...

Marion Harris bought the 15 sculptures and 200 photographs and later published a book on Morton entitled Family Found, The Lifetime Obsession of Morton Bartlett. Morton has been compared with Henry Darger, another outsider artist who lived alone and created a vivid and sometimes disturbing fantasy life involving young girls. Both Darger and Morton have avid cult followings, although some critics have charged that both men are being exploited by having their very private art showcased publicly. Some critics have suggested that both Morton and Darger were pedophiles, although there is no evidence to suggest that either man ever actually committed any crimes against children. In a Harvard 25th anniversary report, Morton obliquely commented on his motivations, writing, "My hobby is sculpting in plaster. Its purpose is that of all proper hobbies — to let out urges that do not find expression in other channels." Henry Darger (April 12?, 1892–April 13, 1973) was a reclusive American writer and illustrator who worked as a janitor in the Chicago, Illinois area. ... Pedophilia (American English) or paedophilia / pædophilia (British English), from the Greek &#960;&#945;&#953;&#948;&#959;&#966;&#953;&#955;&#953;&#945; (paidophilia) < &#960;&#945;&#953;&#962; (pais) boy, child and &#966;&#953;&#955;&#953;&#945; (philia) friendship, (ICD-10 F65. ...

External links

• article on Bartlett
• Marion Harris' website