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Dumpster find leads to rediscovery of artist Francis Hines

Jared Whipple stands next to a painting by Francis Hines found in a dumpster, Sept. 23, 2017, in Watertown, Conn. After fading into obscurity, Hines, who died in 2016, is again gaining attention after hundreds of his paintings were rescued by a car mechanic from a dumpster in Connecticut. An exhibit of that art will open May 5, 2022, at the Hollis Taggart galley in Southport, which is known for showing the works of lost or forgotten artists. (Scott Whipple via AP) Paintings by Francis Hines sit wrapped in plastic in a barn Sept. 27, 2017, in Watertown, Conn. After fading into obscurity, Hines, who died in 2016, is again gaining attention after hundreds of his paintings were rescued by a car mechanic from a dumpster in Connecticut. An exhibit of that art will open May 5, 2022, at the Hollis Taggart galley in Southport, which is known for showing the works of lost or forgotten artists. (Jared Whipple via AP) Paintings by Francis Hines sit wrapped in plastic in a barn Sept. 27, 2017, in Watertown, Conn. After fading into obscurity, Hines, who died in 2016, is again gaining attention after hundreds of his paintings were rescued by a car mechanic from a dumpster in Connecticut. An exhibit of that art will open May 5, 2022, at the Hollis Taggart galley in Southport, which is known for showing the works of lost or forgotten artists. (Jared Whipple via AP) George Martin secures to a trailer paintings by Francis Hines that were found in a dumpster, Sept. 23, 2017, in Watertown, Conn. After fading into obscurity, Hines, who died in 2016, is again gaining attention after hundreds of his paintings were rescued by a car mechanic from a dumpster in Connecticut. An exhibit of that art will open May 5, 2022, at the Hollis Taggart galley in Southport, which is known for showing the works of lost or forgotten artists. (Scott Whipple via AP) Jared Whipple stands next to a painting by Francis Hines that was found in a dumpster, Sept. 23, 2017 in Watertown, Conn. After fading into obscurity, Hines, who died in 2016, is again gaining attention after hundreds of his paintings were rescued by a car mechanic from a dumpster in Connecticut. An exhibit of that art will open May 5 at the Hollis Taggart galley in Southport, which is known for showing the works of lost or forgotten artists. (Scott Whipple via AP)