Envisioning Howard Finster: The Religion and Art of a Stranger from Another World Paperback - 2015
by Girardot, Norman J
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- Title Envisioning Howard Finster: The Religion and Art of a Stranger from Another World
- Author Girardot, Norman J
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Paperback
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 304
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of California Press, Oakland, CA
- Date 2015
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- Bookseller's Inventory # 0520261100.G
- ISBN 9780520261105 / 0520261100
- Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 5.9 x 0.8 in (22.86 x 14.99 x 2.03 cm)
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Themes
- Aspects (Academic): Art Aspects
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Library of Congress subjects Outsider art - United States, Art and religion - United States
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2014049376
- Dewey Decimal Code 709.2
About Bonita California, United States
From the jacket flap
"Envisioning Howard Finster is a mythological tale rooted in serious and extensive scholarship that greatly enriches our knowledge of Finster and his context in late twentieth-century American culture."--Colin Rhodes, author of Outsider Art: Spontaneous Alternatives
"Introducing astute comparisons between Finster and other artists, spiritual leaders, and historical figures, Girardot raises timely, provocative questions regarding Finster's place in the art world, Southern evangelical Protestantism, popular culture, and American history."--Tom Patterson, freelance writer, independent curator, author of Howard Finster: Stranger from Another World and St. EOM in the Land of Pasaquan
Media reviews
Citations
- Library Journal, 08/01/2015, Page 91