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Finster, Howard, 1916-2001

 Person

Dates

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

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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

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