Howard Finster

Howard in 1944
1944

A colorful and intricate artwork featuring a stylized portrait of a smiling man with green eyes and neatly combed hair at the center. The background is divided into two main sections with a yellow upper half containing a labyrinth pattern and a blue lower half with a sun motif. Surrounding the central figure are various texts, symbols, and smaller drawings, including a figure of a winged person, possibly an angel, and other abstract and figurative elements. The image is framed by a bright yellow border with additional text and symbols. The artwork is signed at the bottom right.

A colorful and intricate artwork featuring a stylized portrait of a smiling man with green eyes and neatly combed hair at the center. The background is divided into two main sections with a yellow upper half containing a labyrinth pattern and a blue lower half with a sun motif. Surrounding the central figure are various texts, symbols, and smaller drawings, including a figure of a winged person, possibly an angel, and other abstract and figurative elements. The image is framed by a bright yellow border with additional text and symbols. The artwork is signed at the bottom right.

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Date
1944

Classification
Prints

Medium
Screenprint with fiber-tipped pen

Dimensions
Sheet: 30 × 30 1/16in. (76.2 × 76.4 cm) Image: 24 1/8 × 24 1/8in. (61.3 × 61.3 cm)

Accession number
99.167

Edition
20/90 | Ed. A-P

Publication
Printed and published by Mountain Lake Workshop

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Edwin Sieveking

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Howard Finster / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
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Howard Finster
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