David Butler (1898 - 1997) - photo 1

David Butler

David Butler was an African American sculptor and painter from Good Hope, Louisiana. His style is epitomized by kinetic sculptures made from recycled tin or wood, which he embellished with saturated colors and geometric patterns. His work is now in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the American Folk Art Museum, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:1898, Good Hope, USA
Date and place of death:1997, Patterson, USA
Nationality:USA
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Sculptor
Art style:Kinetic art, Primitivism, Folk Art, Naïve art, African-American Art

Creators USA

Thornton Dial (1928 - 2016)
Thornton Dial
1928 - 2016
Ivan Grazianovich Dombrovsky (1886 - 1961)
Ivan Grazianovich Dombrovsky
1886 - 1961
Hernan Bas (1978)
Hernan Bas
1978
Herman Rose (Rappaport) (1909 - 2007)
Herman Rose (Rappaport)
1909 - 2007
Laura Owens (1970)
Laura Owens
1970
Ben Schonzeit (1942)
Ben Schonzeit
1942
Zoe Longfield (1924 - 2013)
Zoe Longfield
1924 - 2013
Peter Arthur Hutchinson (1930)
Peter Arthur Hutchinson
1930
Robert Edge Pine (1730 - 1788)
Robert Edge Pine
1730 - 1788
John Steuart Curry (1897 - 1946)
John Steuart Curry
1897 - 1946
Israel Lund (1968)
Israel Lund
1968
Joshua Johnson (1763 - 1824)
Joshua Johnson
1763 - 1824
William Paxton (1869 - 1941)
William Paxton
1869 - 1941
Nathan Oliveira (1928 - 2010)
Nathan Oliveira
1928 - 2010
Joel Sternfeld (1944)
Joel Sternfeld
1944
Richard Roth (1946)
Richard Roth
1946

Creators African-American Art

Earl Reiback (1931 - 2006)
Earl Reiback
1931 - 2006
Anselme Boix-Vives (1899 - 1969)
Anselme Boix-Vives
1899 - 1969
Svajūnas Armonas (1951)
Svajūnas Armonas
1951
Tadanori Yokoo (1936)
Tadanori Yokoo
1936
Séraphine Louis (1864 - 1942)
Séraphine Louis
1864 - 1942
David Petrovich Shterenberg (1881 - 1948)
David Petrovich Shterenberg
1881 - 1948
David Cusick (1780 - 1840)
David Cusick
1780 - 1840
Robert Lvovich Genin (1884 - 1941)
Robert Lvovich Genin
1884 - 1941
Jean Pougny (1892 - 1956)
Jean Pougny
1892 - 1956
Thomas Ware (1803 - 1836)
Thomas Ware
1803 - 1836
Oska Gutheil (1980)
Oska Gutheil
1980
John Richards (1831 - 1889)
John Richards
1831 - 1889
Franjo Filipovic (1930 - 2009)
Franjo Filipovic
1930 - 2009
Hans Jungen (1947)
Hans Jungen
1947
Ivan Malavašič (1927 - 2019)
Ivan Malavašič
1927 - 2019
Erich Bödeker (1904 - 1971)
Erich Bödeker
1904 - 1971
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