{"object":[{"sourceId":{"label":"Source ID","value":"793"},"copyright":{"label":"Copyright","value":"© Howard Finster / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York"},"creditline":{"label":"Credit Line","value":"Gift of Elizabeth Ross Johnson"},"endDate":{"label":"End Date","value":"1983"},"sortNumber":{"label":"Sort Number","value":"1985    25    1"},"invno":{"label":"Accession number","value":"1985.25.1"},"description":{"label":"Description","value":"(including construction) Large model of train constructed of grid-worked wire and cut sheet aluminum, ends of wire twisted and hooked together to join pieces.  Cylindrical body with two smokestacks, windows each side, one front and back, and 1 1/4\"w aluminum bindings on front, middle, back and along length of each side. Box cabin behind with domed top and five windows;  front of train with mounted conical hood converging to pointed end and bound with aluminum strips.  two wheels mounted each side and connected by aluminum bar.  Decorated overall with beads and found objects; figures, animals and pious sayings painted on cut aluminum hung with wire inside various sections of the train.  Aluminum bindings on front, middle, back and each side along length of cylinder;  headlight in front."},"medium":{"label":"Medium","value":"Wire, aluminum, headlight and bulb, beads, and found objects"},"geographyPlaceregion":{"label":"Place/Region","value":"Summerville"},"media":{"label":"Media","value":{"mediaURL":"https://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1692/full","mediaDepartment":"Object Photographs","mediaType":"Image","mediaId":"1692"}},"title":{"label":"Title","value":"Train"},"geographyCity":{"value":"Summerville"},"textEntriesWebsitedisplaytext":{"value":["SCULPTURE","The Glory Train is a potent and persistent Christian metaphor in music, word, and visual art. Often described as a silver train, its reflective surface is a sign of God\u2019s blazing light. Some believe the symbolism derives from a translation of Ephesians 4: \u201cTherefore it is said, When He ascended on high, He led a train of vanquished foes.\u201d In this work, revivalist Baptist minister Howard Finster has captured the silvery transcendence of the Glory Train through his literal use of silver metallic wire.Stacy C. Hollander, \"Train,\" exhibition label for Ooh, Shiny!. Stacy Hollander, curator. New York: American Folk Art Museum, 2010. Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.　To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org "]},"bibliography":{"label":"Bibliography","value":""},"collections":{"label":"Collections","value":"Three Dimensional Works"},"geography":{"label":"Geography","value":"Summerville"},"id":{"label":"Id","value":"152770"},"geographyState":{"value":"Georgia"},"markings":{"label":"Markings","value":"towards front of cylinder on suspended aluminum sign behind figure of woman in red dress:  CASEY JONES ENGENE/I HOWARD FINSTER VISITED/CASEY JONES HOME SEEN/HIS TRAIN: TOOK WIRE FLOWERS/AND MADE IT. 2000 AND 849/PIECES OF ART.  NO LIMET WHAT/YOU CAN MAKE WITH FENCE WIRE/YARD CHAIRS. TABLES, HOUSES, ANIMALS/PEOPLE AND ON.  10:58 P>M> MAY 27, 1983.  Signed below in pencil:  Howard Finster"},"geographyCountry":{"value":"United States"},"onview":{"label":"On View","value":"0"},"people":{"label":"Artist / Maker","value":{"displayOrder":"1","personRole":"Artist","personID":"506","content":"Howard Finster"}},"classifications":{"label":"Classification(s)","value":"Sculpture"},"textEntries":{"label":"Text Entries","value":["SCULPTURE","The Glory Train is a potent and persistent Christian metaphor in music, word, and visual art. Often described as a silver train, its reflective surface is a sign of God\u2019s blazing light. Some believe the symbolism derives from a translation of Ephesians 4: \u201cTherefore it is said, When He ascended on high, He led a train of vanquished foes.\u201d In this work, revivalist Baptist minister Howard Finster has captured the silvery transcendence of the Glory Train through his literal use of silver metallic wire.Stacy C. Hollander, \"Train,\" exhibition label for Ooh, Shiny!. Stacy Hollander, curator. New York: American Folk Art Museum, 2010. Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.　To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org "]},"beginDate":{"label":"Begin Date","value":"1983"},"displayDate":{"label":"Date","value":"1983"},"exhibitions":{"label":"Exhibitions","value":[{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Monday, October 15, 2018 - Thursday, February 7, 2019","exhibitionEndISODate":"2019-02-07","exhibitionID":"227","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2018-10-15","exhibitionBeginDate":"2018","exhibitionTitle":"Roadside Attraction","exhibitionEndDate":"2019"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Thursday, August 8, 1996 - Sunday, December 29, 1996","exhibitionEndISODate":"1996-12-29","exhibitionID":"83","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"1996-08-08","exhibitionBeginDate":"1996","exhibitionTitle":"American Expressions of Liberty","exhibitionEndDate":"1996"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Thursday, September 13, 2012 - Sunday, January 13, 2013","exhibitionEndISODate":"2013-01-13","exhibitionID":"148","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2012-09-13","exhibitionBeginDate":"2012","exhibitionTitle":"Ooh, Shiny!","exhibitionEndDate":"2013"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Wednesday, July 15, 1987 - Friday, September 4, 1987","exhibitionEndISODate":"1990-06-03","exhibitionID":"57","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"1987-07-15","exhibitionBeginDate":"1987","exhibitionTitle":"Life in the New World","exhibitionEndDate":"1990"}]},"dimensions":{"label":"Dimensions","value":"51 3/4 x 86 3/4 x 33 \" (131.4 x 220.3 x 83.8 cm)"}}]}