Howard Finster, Paradise Garden

Howard Finster (1916–2001)

Summerville, Georgia
Calvin & Ruby Black, Possum Trot

Calvin Black (1903-1972) and Ruby Black (1915-1980)

Barstow-Victorville, California
Louis Foo Lee, Louis Lee's Rock Garden (Oriental Rock Garden).

Louis Foo Lee (1913-2006)

Phoenix, Arizona
Jim Bishop, Bishop Castle

Jim Bishop

Pueblo, Colorado
Prophet Isaiah Robertson

Prophet Isaiah Robertson (b. 1947)

Niagara Falls, New York
Henry & Helen Derksen, Bottle Ranch

Henry and Helen Derksen

Dallas, Oregon
Ernest Hupeden, The Painted Forest

Ernest Hupeden (d. 1911)

Valton, Wisconsin
Gregorius Halman, Kasteel Olt Stoutenburght (Old Stoutenburght Castle)

Gregorius Halman (b. 1948)

Blesdijke, The Netherlands
Horace Diaz, Noah’s Ark

Horace Diaz (1928-2013)

Lodève, France
Mathias Wernerus, Holy Ghost Park, popularly known as The Dickeyville Grotto

Mathias Wernerus (1873 – 1931)

Dickeyville, Wisconsin
Howard McDaniel, Life of Christ Museum and Coal Chapel

Howard McDaniel (b. 1932)

Tygart, West Virginia
Ferdinand Cheval, Palais Idéal

Ferdinand Cheval (1836- 1924)

Hauterives, France
Sabato (Simon) Rodia, Watts Towers

Sabato (Simon) Rodia (1875-1965)

Los Angeles, California
Anna & Wayne Wolfer, Eaglemount Rockeries

Anna & (b. 1904?) Wayne Wolfer (d. 1978?)

Port Townsend, Washington
Taya Doro Mitchell's home

Taya Doro Mitchell (b. 1934)

Oakland, California
Jim Bowsher, Temple of Tolerance

James R. (Jim) Bowsher (b. 1948)

Wapakoneta, Ohio
Q. J. Stephenson, Occoneechee Trapper's Lodge (Earth House)

Q. J. Stephenson

Garysburg, North Carolina
James Harold Jennings, Art World (Bus with whirligigs)

James Harold Jennings (1931-1999)

Yadkin, North Carolina
José Prades Ceuma

José Prades Ceuma (1938 - 2006)

Gandesa, Spain
Wu Tianlai and Wu Zhixiong, Niushan Huting / The Garden on the Mountain of the Buffalos

Wu Tianlai and Wu Zhixiong

Shoufeng Township, Hualien 00974, Taiwan
Craig McGuire, Yard Show

Craig McGuire (b. 1946)

Depew, Oklahoma
Tressa ‘Grandma’ Prisbrey, Bottle Village

Tressa ‘Grandma’ Prisbrey (1896-1988)

Simi Valley, California
Jack Ellsworth, Rock Gardens

Jack Ellsworth (1899 – 1974)

International Falls, Minnesota
Marcel Dhièvre, Au Petit Paris (Little Paris)

Marcel Dhièvre (1898-1977)

Saint-Dizier, France
Richard Richardson, Three Sisters Sanctuary

Richard Richardson (b. 1948)

Goshen, Massachusetts
George Daynor, Palace Depression

George Daynor (circa 1860-1964)

Vineland, New Jersey
André Hardy, Le Jardin Extraordinaire/The Extraordinary Garden

André Hardy (1921 – 2013)

Saint-Quentin-les-Chardonnets, France
Joseph Laux, Garden

Joseph Laux (1904-1991)

Deptford Township, New Jersey
Antonio Aguilera Ruedas, La Casa de la Piedra [The House of Stone]

Antonio Aguilera Ruedas, aka Rueda (May 5, 1896–November 25, 1980)

Porcuna, Spain
Reynolds home environment

Reynolds

Big Rock, Arkansas
James V. Lafferty, Jr., "Lucy" - Elephant Shaped Building

James V. Lafferty, Jr.

Margate City, New Jersey
Samuel Mirelez, Little Masterpieces (Birdhouse yard show)

Samuel Mirelez (1928-2007)

San Antonio, Texas
Marcello Cammi, Sculpture Garden

Marcello Cammi (1912-1994)

Bordighera, Italy
Raymond Isidore, La Maison de Picassiette

Raymond Isidore (1900-1964)

Chartres, France
Buddy Rogers, Hollywood

Buddy Rogers

Highlands, New Jersey
Bodan Litnianski, Le jardin de coquillage (The Shell Garden)

Bodan Litnianski (1913-2005)

Viry-Noureuil, France
Ted Townsend, Tool fence

Ted Townsend (1889-1970)

Hennessey, Oklahoma
Serafín Villarán, with Luis Miguel Fernández & Yolanda Villarán López, El Castillo de las Cuevas (The Castle of the Caves)

Serafín Villarán (March 14, 1935–December 21, 1998) with Luis Miguel Fernández and Yolanda Villarán López

Cebolleros, Spain
Acacio Mateo Pérez Castejón

Acacio Mateo Pérez Castejón (1905–2003)

Lorca, Spain
Vojtech Kopic, Kopicova skalni galerie (Kopic's sculpted rocks)

Vojtech Kopic (1909-1978

Kacanovy, Czech Republic

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