Artwork Details
- Title
- ST. LUKE 5 – 20 AND WHEN HE SAW THEIR FAITH. HE SAID UNTO HIM. MAN THY SINS ARE FORGIVEN THEE.
- Artist
- Date
- 1975
- Location
- Dimensions
- 20 x 24 x 1 3⁄8 in. (50.9 x 61.1 x 3.5 cm.)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- enamel on metal
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Religion — Christianity
- Allegory — religion — salvation
- Object — written matter
- Object Number
- 1997.124.17
Artwork Description
Howard Finster frequently incorporated found objects into his artworks. This piece is one such example. Using red enamel paint and bold lettering, the artist transcribed a verse from the Gospel of St. Luke on the lid of an old oven. The verse is taken from a story in the New Testament in which a paralyzed man was lowered by his friends through the roof of a house so that he could get close to Jesus. Moved by the faith of these men, Jesus cured the man of his paralysis. A reverend from Alabama, Finster believed he could spread his message to more people through his art than he could through his sermons.