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Finster, Howard, 1916-2001

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1916-12-02 - 2001-10-22

Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:

Howard Finsters Vision of 1982 / Finster, Howard., 1982

 Item
Identifier: CC-11377-11593
Scope and Contents

Produced as a coloring book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1982

Man of Visions, 1989

 Item
Identifier: CC-10661-10870
Scope and Contents

Text by J.F. Turner. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

Outsider Art Fair / Zanelli C ; Finster H ; Blythe A., 2009

 Item
Identifier: CC-49388-70433
Scope and Contents

Marvin Sackner purchased a drawing by Andrew Blythe at this exhibition from stuart shepard gallery, Wellington NZ. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2009

Outsider Art / Turner, Elise; Young P; Finster H., 1993

 Item
Identifier: CC-01499-1532
Scope and Contents

The Sackner Archive holds three unique artist books by Purvis Young, the Miami artist who is the subject of this article. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

Revelations: Visionary Content in the Work of Southern Self-Trained Artists / Cullum, Jerry, editor; Finster H; Murry JB., 1986

 Item
Identifier: CC-17212-17570
Scope and Contents

This article was written in conjunction with the exhibition at The Atlanta College of Art Gallery. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1986

The Invention of Mankind, 1976

 Item — Folder 54: [Barcode: 31858072537883]
Identifier: CC-13082-13377
Scope and Contents

Words are painted in capital letters in red, black and white colors over a blue-green painted background resembling a landscape. The sign has been appropriated from an electical contractor (identified as Ray White on verso). The painting was included the Philadelphia Art Alliance in 1984 as indicated by a paper label affixed to the verso. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1976

The Naive Art of Howard Finster / Finster, Howard., 1987

 Item
Identifier: CC-11378-11594
Scope and Contents

Two essays, "Finster's Fantasies" and "A Preacher-Painter Leads Students to Their Own Artistic Roots" describe the interaction of the unschooled, spiritual artist with students at Lehigh. Four of Finster's pictures are illustrated. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987