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): Adam Kreek • Anna G. Jónasdóttir • Carol Shea-Porter • Cathy Lee Crosby • De'Andre Hunter • Deb Haaland • Emperor Jianwen of Liang • Jaime Durán • Jan Ullrich • Jarron Collins • Pavel Loskutov • Rena Sofer • Sim Bhullar • Willie Brown (American football)

Born in the same month (December 1916): Ahmed Ben Bella • Betty Grable • Buddy Cole (musician) • Colin McCool • Dino Risi • Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann • Ely Jacques Kahn Jr. • Hugo Peretti • Jerome Beatty Jr. • Kirk Douglas • Maurice Wilkins • Michel Chartrand • Richard Fleischer • Ruth Johnson Colvin • Shirley Jackson • Walt McPherson • Wan Li • Werner Baumbach • Yekaterina Budanova