Clock Case

NameClock

Artist or maker Reverend Howard Finster (American, 1916-2001)

Dateca.1960

Place madePennville, Georga, United States, North America

MediumWood, glass, chromolithograph, clock

Dimensions21 1/4 × 14 9/16 × 4 5/8 in. (54 × 37 × 11.75 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of Eric Zafran, FA.2018.44.1

Terms

value (economic concept)

Object numberFA.2018.44.1

ProvenancePurchased by donor from Artisans, Fort Payne, Alabama.

DescriptionThis clock case is comprised of wood, a turquoise clock with white face and turquoise hands, and a chromolithograph of Jesus. There is an overall scallop notch design throughout the wood, as well as some reticulations along both sides of the face of the case.