Lot 2013
Howard Finster (AL/GA, 1916-2001), Angel Elvis Cutout
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
26 5/8 x 11 1/4 x 3 3/8 in.
Private Collection, Chicago and North Carolina
Inscription to base reads:
"The child that grew into the lives of millions and sing to the world / and became a famous singer and grew very wealthy / he donated to manny [sic] people and originations [sic] he was a / blessing to manny [sic] people God bless Elvis in our / prayers we all here loved Elvis and we still see / his movys [sic] as he is a well actor in his work."
One of America’s most recognized outsider artists, Finster was a preacher for 45 years until 1976, when he experienced a vision and afterward began painting, in bright colors, religious art as well as everyday objects such as Coke bottles. The Rev. Howard Finster was born Dec. 2, 1916, in Valley Head, Alabama, and died Oct. 22, 2001, in Summerville, GA. He worked up album covers for R.E.M., Talking Heads and other bands, appeared on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson,” and welcomed a steady stream of people (from regular folks to the famous, such as artist Keith Haring) who made the pilgrimage to his roadside attraction/folk art environment, Paradise Garden.
Some gapping to mounting of cutout to base; otherwise good estate condition.
