When Howard Finster died in 2001, his famed Paradise Garden folk art environment slid into a decade-long decline, and the steady flow of tourists visiting this struggling northwest Georgia corner ...
Tina Cox had her eyes fixed on one goal when she left her 25-year corporate career at a big-four accounting firm to become executive director of Paradise Garden Foundation in 2018: to reopen Howard ...
“Howard was like a combination of Billy Graham and Mr. Rogers,” muses Larry Schlachter. “With a bit of Bob Vila, the home improvement guy, thrown in.” Schlachter—tall, 72, serendipitous purveyor of ...
SUMMERVILLE, Ga. — In North Georgia, the faithful — to God or art — have a place to worship again. The World's Folk Art Church, a tiered and mirrored tower at Howard Finster's Paradise Garden, opened ...
It's easy to miss the tin-roofed, red and white house along the winding streets of this hilly little town. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive ...
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