Finster, Howard
(b. 1916 Dec. 02
d. 2001 Oct. 22)
Postcard of finished painting by Howard Finster, Herbert Wade Hemphill, Jr., 1979
Letter from The Reverend Howard Finster to Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr., ca. 1979. 1p; and postcard of Howard Finster’s Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr., 1979. Herbert Waide Hemphill papers, 1929–1995.
In 1979, self-taught artist Howard Finster (1916–2001) painted a portrait of folk art collector Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. (1929–1998). Finster wrote, “I have your painting about half don [sic] it will take about two more weeks to finish it. I think it is going to be one of the worlds [sic] master pieces.” He dubbed Hemphill, “the man who preserves the lone and forgotten.”
[Postcard of finished painting by Howard Finster, Herbert Wade Hemphill, Jr.], 1979 / Howard Finster and Herbert Waide Hemphill, artists. Postcard : 1 : photocopy ; 16 x 10 cm. Herbert Waide Hemphill papers, 1929-1995. Archives of American Art.
Blank postcard of Howard Finster’s portrait of folk art collector Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. (1929–1998).
[Postcard of finished painting by Howard Finster, Herbert Wade Hemphill, Jr.], 1979 / Howard Finster and Herbert Waide Hemphill, artists. Postcard : 1 : photocopy ; 16 x 10 cm. Herbert Waide Hemphill papers, 1929-1995. Archives of American Art.
Blank postcard of Howard Finster’s portrait of folk art collector Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. (1929–1998).
Forms Part of: Herbert Waide Hemphill papers