Howard Finster papers
name: label: Creator
content: Finster, Howard, 1916-2001
topic: label: Occupation
content: Self-taught artists -- Georgia
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reels 4033-4034 lent for microfilming 1988 by Howard Finster; material on reel 4211 lent for microfilming 1989 by Jeffrey T. Camp.
creator: label: Creator
content: Finster, Howard, 1916-2001
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Self-taught visionary artist; Georgia.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3 Linear feet ((on 3 microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1932-1987
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.finshowa
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 4033-4034 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Reels 4033-4034: 0riginals in possession of Reverend Howard Finster.
label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Reel 4211: Originals in the possession of Jeffrey T. Camp, Finster's first dealer.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Reels 4033-4034: Correspondence; writings; printed material; photographs; financial material; and works of art, including stencils, drawings, prints and 'fiber art' by Finster.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Reel 4211: Annotated Polaroid photographs of Finsters' paintings and sculpture, ca. 1977-1980; prints and drawings; "thought cards," "true storys [sic],"poems, song lyrics and other writings by Finster; photographs of his environment, "Paradise Garden," and other works of art.