Howard Finster

Howard Finster was an American artist and Baptist minister from Georgia. He claimed to be inspired by God to spread the gospel through the design of his swampy land into Paradise Garden, a folk art sculpture garden with over 46,000 pieces of art. His creations include outsider art, naïve art, and visionary art. Finster came to widespread notice in the 1980s with his album cover designs for R.E.M. and Talking Heads.

2 December 1916

Born on the same birth day (2 December): Andrew George (politician) • Bill Erwin • Dan Butler • Gianni Versace • James Edward Smith (botanist) • Jiří Dopita • Leon Litwack • Maksim Tarasov • Monica Seles • Peter Harding (RAF officer, born 1933) • Ray Morehart • Rena Sofer • Sergei Zholtok • Willie Brown (American football)

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