Howard Finster Poster Print on Paper "Martha & George Washington"

Item Details

Howard Finster (American, 1916-2001)
Martha & George Washington
Poster print on paper
Signed by hand to lower center margin
Signed, dated, and numbered in plate

A poster print on paper titled Martha & George Washington by famed folk artist Reverend William Howard Finster (American, 1916-2001). This work features the artist’s illustrations of Martha and George Washington in the lower half and George Bush to the upper right; Finster’s religious statements and writings about the priorities of American society are included throughout. The work is signed by hand in ink to the lower center margin. It is also signed, dated 1989, and numbered ‘10.000.135’ in plate. 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

- some toning to edges of paper; minor wear to edges of paper; tape remnants present to upper left verso.

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Item #

18DCC492-142