{"product_id":"howard-finster-the-early-years-a-private-portrait-of-americas-premier-folk-artist-9781575871714","title":"Howard Finster: The Early Years : A Private Portrait of America's Premier Folk Artist","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHoward Finster: The Early Years : A Private Portrait of America's Premier Folk Artist\u003c\/strong\u003e by Bradshaw, Thelma Finster. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781575871714.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince bursting onto the folk art scene in the late 1970s with his distinct other-worldly paintings, Howard Finster has become the genres superstar. Profiled in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Life, and even Penthouse magazine, Finster is collected by galleries and museums worldwide, including the Smithsonian Institution.\nHe has appeared on The Tonight Show, created covers for the rock bands R.E.M. and the Talking Heads, and counts numerous celebrities among his friends. Now approaching 85 years old, Finster and his paintings of a peculiar heaven show no signs of slowing in popularity.\nBut no one has ever completely witnessed the early life and work of Howard Finster. No one has seen the Trion Garden, Finsters first environmental work of art. No one has seen the young man and young preacher with his family and his work in the Trion setting. No one except his family--until now.\nWith the publication of Howard Finster: The Early Years, the artists daughter Thelma Finster Bradshaw has created a loving memoir and tribute to her father. As a valuable addition to Americas folk archives, this family album of rare photos and early work presents a private portrait of the public man who leads the national folk art movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Brand: Crane Hill Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44952386535477,"sku":"ByrdShop_1575871718","price":45.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781575871714_228cec99-8515-49f4-a33c-d50722996a60.jpg?v=1778806135","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/howard-finster-the-early-years-a-private-portrait-of-americas-premier-folk-artist-9781575871714","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}