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

John Antrobus (1837 - 1907)
John Antrobus
1837 - 1907
Hans Meyer-Kassel (1872 - 1952)
Hans Meyer-Kassel
1872 - 1952
Alonzo Chappel (1828 - 1887)
Alonzo Chappel
1828 - 1887
Christopher Wilmarth (1943 - 1987)
Christopher Wilmarth
1943 - 1987
Bruno Fonseca (1958 - 1994)
Bruno Fonseca
1958 - 1994
Mon Levinson (1926 - 2014)
Mon Levinson
1926 - 2014
Don Troiani (1949)
Don Troiani
1949
Nikolai Ivanovich Fechin (1881 - 1955)
Nikolai Ivanovich Fechin
1881 - 1955
Herman Rose (Rappaport) (1909 - 2007)
Herman Rose (Rappaport)
1909 - 2007
Belmore Browne (1880 - 1954)
Belmore Browne
1880 - 1954
Jenna Gribbon (1978)
Jenna Gribbon
1978
Edwin Austin Abbey (1852 - 1911)
Edwin Austin Abbey
1852 - 1911
Thaddeus Mosley (1926)
Thaddeus Mosley
1926
Sheldon Peck (1797 - 1868)
Sheldon Peck
1797 - 1868
Martin Wong (1946 - 1999)
Martin Wong
1946 - 1999
John Salminen (1945)
John Salminen
1945

Creators African-American Art

Roberto Montenegro Nervo (1885 - 1968)
Roberto Montenegro Nervo
1885 - 1968
Marc Adrian (1930 - 2008)
Marc Adrian
1930 - 2008
Walter Leblanc (1932 - 1986)
Walter Leblanc
1932 - 1986
Maud Lewis (1903 - 1970)
Maud Lewis
1903 - 1970
Julio Le Parc (1928)
Julio Le Parc
1928
Francis Newton Souza (1924 - 2002)
Francis Newton Souza
1924 - 2002
Ueli Schmutz (1932 - 2024)
Ueli Schmutz
1932 - 2024
Jack Micheline (1929 - 1998)
Jack Micheline
1929 - 1998
Johann Hauser (1926 - 1996)
Johann Hauser
1926 - 1996
Szabolcs Bozó (1992)
Szabolcs Bozó
1992
Fernando Botero (1932 - 2023)
Fernando Botero
1932 - 2023
Henri Rousseau (1844 - 1910)
Henri Rousseau
1844 - 1910
Baya Mahieddine (1931 - 1998)
Baya Mahieddine
1931 - 1998
Ernesto Tatafiore (1943)
Ernesto Tatafiore
1943
Svajūnas Armonas (1951)
Svajūnas Armonas
1951
Carlos Cruz-Diez (1923 - 2019)
Carlos Cruz-Diez
1923 - 2019
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