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

Robert Feke (1705 - 1752)
Robert Feke
1705 - 1752
Walter Ufer (1876 - 1936)
Walter Ufer
1876 - 1936
Anthony Pettera (XX century)
Anthony Pettera
XX century
Chuck Close (1940 - 2021)
Chuck Close
1940 - 2021
Marcia Hafif (1929 - 2015)
Marcia Hafif
1929 - 2015
Charles Eames (1907 - 1978)
Charles Eames
1907 - 1978
Carl Clemens Rungius (1869 - 1959)
Carl Clemens Rungius
1869 - 1959
Bob Ross (1942 - 1995)
Bob Ross
1942 - 1995
Adolph Gottlieb (1903 - 1974)
Adolph Gottlieb
1903 - 1974
Erika Giovanna Klien (1900 - 1957)
Erika Giovanna Klien
1900 - 1957
Selden Gile (1877 - 1947)
Selden Gile
1877 - 1947
Peter Busa (1914 - 1985)
Peter Busa
1914 - 1985
Mike Kelley (1954 - 2012)
Mike Kelley
1954 - 2012
Tim Rollins (1955 - 2017)
Tim Rollins
1955 - 2017
Joseph Wood (1778 - 1830)
Joseph Wood
1778 - 1830
Huma Bhabha (1962)
Huma Bhabha
1962

Creators African-American Art

Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976)
Laurence Stephen Lowry
1887 - 1976
Lev Voldemarovich Nusberg (1937)
Lev Voldemarovich Nusberg
1937
Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985)
Marc Chagall
1887 - 1985
Henry Speller (1900 - 1997)
Henry Speller
1900 - 1997
Jean Dubuffet (1901 - 1985)
Jean Dubuffet
1901 - 1985
Friedrich Schröder-Sonnenstern (1892 - 1982)
Friedrich Schröder-Sonnenstern
1892 - 1982
Boris Nikolaevich Koshelokhov (1942 - 2021)
Boris Nikolaevich Koshelokhov
1942 - 2021
Winfred Rembert (1945 - 2021)
Winfred Rembert
1945 - 2021
Rosa Oertler (XX century)
Rosa Oertler
XX century
Polde Mihelič (1923 - 2007)
Polde Mihelič
1923 - 2007
Reggie Burrows Hodges (1965)
Reggie Burrows Hodges
1965
Purvis Young (1943 - 2010)
Purvis Young
1943 - 2010
Tony Costa (1935 - 2013)
Tony Costa
1935 - 2013
Maria Oksentiyivna Prymachenko (1908 - 1997)
Maria Oksentiyivna Prymachenko
1908 - 1997
Anatoly Galaktionovich Petrytsky (1895 - 1964)
Anatoly Galaktionovich Petrytsky
1895 - 1964
Elijah Pierce (1892 - 1984)
Elijah Pierce
1892 - 1984
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