James Hampton (artist)

For other people with the same name, see James Hampton (disambiguation).
James Hampton
Born(1909-04-08)April 8, 1909
Elloree, South Carolina, U.S.
DiedNovember 4, 1964(1964-11-04) (aged 55)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeWarren Chapel Baptist Church, Elloree, South Carolina
Known forThrone of the Third Heaven of the Nation's Millennium General Assembly
StyleOutsider art

James Hampton (April 8, 1909 – November 4, 1964) was an American outsider artist. Hampton worked as a janitor and secretly built a large assemblage of religious art from scavenged materials, known as the Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly. Often abbreviated to simply the Throne, it is currently on display at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington.[1] Art critic Robert Hughes of Time magazine wrote that the Throne "may well be the finest work of visionary religious art produced by an American."[2][3]

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  3. ^ Istvan, Rachel (2017-08-04). "FEAR NOT, When Jesus Tells You He is Coming, You Build Him a Throne". DailyArt Magazine. Retrieved 2024-04-21.