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...masterpiece, from that aspect, is James Hampton's Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations Millenium General Assembly. Hampton (1909-64), a janitor for the General Services Administration in Washington, started his own sect, of which he was the only member. The Throne was his life's work. It occupied him for 15 years, and it was still unfinished, locked in a rented garage, at his death. It was provoked by visions of Moses, the Virgin Mary and Adam. They inspired him to raise a monument, not to a past event but to a future...
...garage where, he believed, God whispered to him every night, Hampton slowly constructed the setting for the end of history, a suite of winged celestial furniture, complete with lecterns, pulpits, vases, an altar and crowns-180 objects in all. Only some of these are actually on exhibit; the throne itself is not, because it is too difficult to move. The entire construction is made out of junk, covered with layers of metal foil and kraft paper. The effect, twinkling and blazing under the museum lights, is of quite breathtaking intensity: the gold and silver may be only foil, but they...
3000m--1. Y, Alkeson, 8:16 84 2. Pr. Costello 3. N. Kovach 4. D. Hampton 5. Pr: Farmer...
...Mile -- 1 D McEvoy 9 02 5 2 D Hampton 9 05 3 3 H. Weber...
DIED. Hope Hampton, 84, silent-film actress whose penchant for sequins, diamonds and publicity made her a fixture of café society long after her career had faded; of a heart attack; in New York City. A devotee of luxury, Hampton once said, "A woman can get by being dumb and beautiful...