James Hampton (April 8, 1909-November 4, 1964) was an African-American janitor who secretly built a large assemblage of religious art from scavenged materials. James Hampton was born in Elloree, South Carolina in 1909. His father was a gospel singer and a traveling Baptist preacher. In 1928, Hampton left for Washington, D.C. to join his elder brother Lee. They shared an apartment. Wikipedia
Biography "Fear Not" and "Where there is no vision, the people perish"these biblical exhortations appear on two of the 180 objects that compose James Hampton's life work, inspired by visions and the Book of Revelation. americanart.si.edu/search/artist_bio.cfm?StartRow=1&ID=2052
The Secret Writing of James Hampton, African American Sculptor, Outsider Artist, Visionary James Hampton was the sculptor of The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations Millennium General Assembly. www.geocities.com/ctesibos/hampton/index.html
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The definitive Wikipedia entry for James Hampton. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hampton_%28artist%29