Howard Finster Poster Print on Paper "In My Father's House are Many Mansions"

Item Details

Signed

Howard Finster
In My Father’s House are Many Mansions, circa 1980s
Poster print on paper
Signed and dedicated ‘To Pat’ by hand to upper left
8.5’ W x 14.5’ H

A poster print on paper titled In My Father’s House are Many Mansions by famed folk artist Reverend William Howard Finster (American, 1916-2001), created in the 1980s. Featuring the artist’s interpretation of the Biblical quote in John 14:2, this work is numbered ‘5000.102’ in plate to the lower right. It is signed and dedicated in ink by hand to the upper left. The work is not mounted and remains unframed.

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 in the end created 46,991 numbered pieces.

Condition

- minor toning along paper edges; minor wear to paper edges.

Dimensions

Item #

18DCC352-207