Henry Faulkner

Henry Faulkner

Henry Lawrence Faulkner (January 9, 1924December 3, 1981) was a Kentucky born artist and poet who is best known as an eccentric rebel and bohemian. Faulkner is best known for his wildly colorful oil paintings and eccentric acts, including a bourbon-drinking goat Faulkner was known to bring to parties and art shows. He was a close friend, and possible lover, of Tennessee Williams who called him, "a brilliant poet and artist". Faulkner died in a car accident on December 3, 1981.

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