(RELIGION) BAKER GEORGE FATHER DIVINE Father Divine Righteou

Sale 2342 - Lot 567

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Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200

(RELIGION.) BAKER, GEORGE "FATHER DIVINE." Father Divine, Righteousness, Justice, and Truth is the Habitation of His Throne. GOD. Montage with cut out photographic portrait of Divine in the center of an elaborately painted piece of cloth with 'rays' of gilt shining out from him 11 x 7 inches, (image size) matted; the ornate gold frame is part of this artwork. should be seen Np, circa 1940's

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George Baker (1876-1965) better known as Father Divine, was one of the 20th century's most successful religious cult leaders. Popular with blacks as well as whites, Baker founded the International Peace Movement in 1936. His flock included such notables as New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, who often sought his counsel on many issues.