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Summerville, GA Michael Finster 1969- Painter, grandson of Howard Finster

Information: The entrance has been moved, not for the first time. Somebody has placed some concrete animals on the lawn there, and that artless diorama may be the worst atrocity yet committed to the grounds. The remaining artwork now bears the blows of an ongoing family battle and its assorted treaties. Outside the fence is a house where Roy Finster (and, until recently, his son Michael) sells his own art. In what seems a peace offering, Michael painted a version of his "Jacob’s Ladder" on one wall, dated 1994, but that may be the last new piece in the garden. Graffito comment on much of what remains on the grounds, including a bitter note on the back of one scripture board that Roy did no work on the garden until 1992. Michael Finster’s work takes up one small wall in the last room of the family gallery. You can read his frustration and unhappiness there, and his talent. He is in a kind of transition as an artist, and he is now trying a variety of styles and subjects. Rare muscle, vision and glory still haunts his work, though it is clearly troubled and searching. No Depression

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Bibliography: "20th Century American Folk, Self Taught, and Outsider Art" by Betty-Carol Sellen, Cynthia J. Johnson, Neal-Schuman Publishers, New York, 1993. "Contemporary American Folk Art - A Collector's Guide" Chuck and Jan Rosenak, Abbeville Press, 1996. "Self Taught, Outsider, and Folk Art—A guide to American Artists, Locations and Resources" by Betty-Carol Sellen with Cynthia J. Johnson, 2000. "American Self-Taught Art: An Illustrated Analysis of 20th Century Artists and Trends with 1,319 Capsule Biographies" by Florence Laffal and Julius Laffal, 2003. Slotin Folk Art Auction Catalog, Masterpiece Sale, November 4, 2006

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Credit: Kelly Ludwig

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