Howard Finster Oil Paint Marker and Acrylic Painting , 1993

Item Details

Reverend Howard Finster (American, 1916 – 2001)
New World Waiting for Its First People in My Visions, 1993
Oil paint marker and acrylic on board
Signed to the lower center and to the verso
Inscription to the verso with ink drawing
Work numbered “31,000.092” (31,0092) to the verso

Reverend William Howard Finster was a minister for over forty years in Alabama, the place where he was born. After retirement, he moved to Summerville, Georgia, where he turned his swampland into Paradise Garden in reflection of his religious beliefs and a vision that sent him on a mission to create sacred art. Finster used oil, watercolor, lacquer and other paints on found objects and salvaged pieces of glass and cardboard to make religious folk art creations. His works have been featured on album covers for popular rock bands such as the Talking Heads which was featured as the 1985 album of the year in Rolling Stones Magazine, as well as on REM’s Reckoning album cover. Perhaps his most well-known work is the eight foot tall Coca-Cola bottle commissioned for the 1996 Olympic Games global art project. Finster promised God he would create 5,000 paintings in his lifetime and at the end created 46,991 numbered pieces.

Condition

- nicks and minor abrasions to the frame.

Dimensions

- measurement of frame; visible image measures 8.5" W x 6.5" H.

Item #

ITMG381752