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Better for a Man to Have a Mill Stone Tied about His Neck and Cast into the Midst of the Sea Ra…
Better for a Man to Have a Mill Stone Tied about His Neck and Cast into the Midst of the Sea Rather than to Offend one of God's Little Children. Be Careful Please.
Better for a Man to Have a Mill Stone Tied about His Neck and Cast into the Midst of the Sea Ra…
Better for a Man to Have a Mill Stone Tied about His Neck and Cast into the Midst of the Sea Rather than Offend one of God's Little Children. Be Careful Howard Finster Photographed by Gavin Ashworth
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Better for a Man to Have a Mill Stone Tied about His Neck and Cast into the Midst of the Sea Rather than to Offend one of God's Little Children. Be Careful Please.

Artist (1916–2001)
Date1968
Place/RegionSummerville, Georgia, United States
MediumPaint on wood
Dimensions15 x 21 7/8 "
Frame Dimension: 21 1/2 x 28 3/8 x 1 3/4 "
Credit LineBlanchard-Hill Collection, gift of M. Anne Hill and Edward V. Blanchard, Jr.
Accession number1998.10.22
Copyright© Howard Finster / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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