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Contact Information Howard Finster's Paradise Gardens Jordan Poole 200 N Lewis Street Summerville, GA 30747 Phone: 7068080800 or 7068080801 Fax: www.paradisegardenfoundation.org Office Hours: Home Home >> Howard Finster's "Paradise Gardens" Howard Finster's "Paradise Gardens" Howard Finster's "Paradise Gardens" One of Chattooga County's most influential and famous citizens was the Reverend Howard Finster. Finster, sometimes called the "Father of Folk Art", used various types of folk artwork to spread his evangelical and humanitarian message to the world. In his lifetime, Mr. Finster created over 46,000 original pieces of artwork. His legacy and work are forever intertwined with Chattooga County and the national art community through his "Paradise Gardens." "Paradise Gardens" is the art environment of famed country preacher turned folk/visionary artist Howard Finster. The Gardens were begun in 1961 and continued as the focus of Howard Finster's labor for over 30 years. Howard's painting career, which began in 1976 and resulted in over 46,000 paintings, was born out his visionary labors in "Paradise Gardens." Today Howard Finster's art is in the permanent displays of major museums and is prized by art collectors everywhere. "Paradise Gardens", “one of the World's greatest Beauty Spots” as Howard declared it, was the site of hundreds of documentaries and numerous music videos from bands such as REM and The News Boys. REM's famous "Radio Free Europe" single was filmed in the Gardens. Howard also collaborated with the group Talking Heads for their album "Little Creatures." Howard's cover art for the album won Album Cover of the Year from Rolling Stone. Johnny Carson had Rev. Finster appear on the “Tonight Show” to showcase the Gardens, and Howard became the darling of universities and art galleries around the country. Howard Finster was recycling from the 1940's and turned a former swamp in his back yard into one of the world's most celebrated art environments .His artwork in Paradise Gardens is colorful, inspiring and an amazing combination of materials and themes celebrating his love of people, mechanical objects, his Christian faith and God's creation. "Paradise Gardens" is being renovated and is working to become a Georgia NonProfit. The Gardens are open Saturday to and Sunday from 12:005:00 for tours. Please contact the Gardens for information about tours, donations, art prices, and Howard Finster's legacy as an artist and famous Georgian. Residents Businesses Visitors

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  • ContactInformationHowardFinster'sParadiseGardens

    JordanPoole200NLewisStreetSummerville,GA30747

    Phone:7068080800or7068080801Fax:www.paradisegardenfoundation.org

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    HowardFinster's"ParadiseGardens"

    OneofChattoogaCounty'smostinfluentialandfamouscitizenswastheReverendHowardFinster.Finster,sometimescalledthe"FatherofFolkArt",usedvarioustypesoffolkartworktospreadhisevangelicalandhumanitarianmessagetotheworld.Inhislifetime,Mr.Finstercreatedover46,000originalpiecesofartwork.HislegacyandworkareforeverintertwinedwithChattoogaCountyandthenationalartcommunitythroughhis"ParadiseGardens."

    "ParadiseGardens"istheartenvironmentoffamedcountrypreacherturnedfolk/visionaryartistHowardFinster.TheGardenswerebegunin1961andcontinuedasthefocusofHowardFinster'slaborforover30years.Howard'spaintingcareer,whichbeganin1976andresultedinover46,000paintings,wasbornouthisvisionarylaborsin"ParadiseGardens."TodayHowardFinster'sartisinthepermanentdisplaysofmajormuseumsandisprizedbyartcollectorseverywhere.

    "ParadiseGardens",oneoftheWorld'sgreatestBeautySpotsasHowarddeclaredit,wasthesiteofhundredsofdocumentariesandnumerousmusicvideosfrombandssuchasREMandTheNewsBoys.REM'sfamous"RadioFreeEurope"singlewasfilmedintheGardens.HowardalsocollaboratedwiththegroupTalkingHeadsfortheiralbum"LittleCreatures."Howard'scoverartforthealbumwonAlbumCoveroftheYearfromRollingStone.JohnnyCarsonhadRev.FinsterappearontheTonightShowtoshowcasetheGardens,andHowardbecamethedarlingofuniversitiesandartgalleriesaroundthecountry.

    HowardFinsterwasrecyclingfromthe1940'sandturnedaformerswampinhisbackyardintooneoftheworld'smostcelebratedartenvironments.HisartworkinParadiseGardensiscolorful,inspiringandanamazingcombinationofmaterialsandthemescelebratinghisloveofpeople,mechanicalobjects,hisChristianfaithandGod'screation.

    "ParadiseGardens"isbeingrenovatedandisworkingtobecomeaGeorgiaNonProfit.TheGardensareopenSaturdaytoandSundayfrom12:005:00fortours.PleasecontacttheGardensforinformationabouttours,donations,artprices,andHowardFinster'slegacyasanartistandfamousGeorgian.

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