The Higher You Climb the Farther You Can See, #432
Folk and Self-Taught Art
The Higher You Climb the Farther You Can See, #432
Artwork Details
Artist/Maker
Howard Finster
American, 1916–2001
American, 1916–2001
Date
1977
Medium
Paint on board
Accession #
1997.76
Dimensions
29 1/4 x 40 inches
Location
On View - Stent Family Wing, Skyway, Gallery 407
Description
In Finster’s lesson about human endeavor both sacred and secular, people climb to the top of trees and lean up from outside the borders of the painting, striving upward toward Heaven. In the center of the composition a rosette surrounds the portrait group of Finster’s heroes. The work serves as a reminder that Paradise Garden was originally named the Plant Farm Museum, and its mission was to celebrate all the achievements of humankind.
Credit
T. Marshall Hahn CollectionCheck This Out
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