What Is the Soul of Man
Howard Finster (American, 1916–2001)
Details
Title
What Is the Soul of Man
Artist/Maker
Howard Finster (American, 1916–2001)
Date
ca. 1976
Medium
Enamel paint on plywood
Dimensions
17 1/2 x 28 1/2 inches
Credit
Purchase with funds from the Mattie Lou O'Kelley Endowment and Norfolk Southern Collection of Self-Taught Art
Accession #
2000.202
What is the Soul of Man was probably created in 1976, the first year Finster fully devoted himself to painting and working as an artist. Drawing upon his skills as a charismatic preacher, poet, painter, and visionary, Finster uses this pictorial sermon to describe the creation of Man’s soul.