Howard Finster Contemplates his Mortality. C. early 1990s. Photo: Ricardo Viera This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of the most charismatic, productive, and celebrated visionary folk (aka self-taught, outsider, or vernacular) artists of the last quarter of the 20th century. I refer to Howard Finster (1916-2001) - someone who with varying degrees of sincerity was often called the "Backwoods William Blake" and the "Southern Andy Warhol." A garrulous Baptist preacher, invetera...
Whatever Happened to the Late Great Folk Artist Superstar and Cultural Hero Howard Finster?
The Huffington Post - 15 Mar 2016 21:09
Howard Finster Contemplates his Mortality. C. early 1990s. Photo: Ricardo Viera This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of the most charismatic, productive, and celebrated visionary folk (aka self-taught, outsider, or vernacular) artists of the last quarter of the 20th century. I refer to Howard Finster (1916-2001) - someone who with varying degrees of sincerity was often called the "Backwoods William Blake" and the "Southern Andy Warhol." A garrulous Baptist preacher, invetera...
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