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

Melissa Gordon (1981)
Melissa Gordon
1981
Leonid Berman (1896 - 1976)
Leonid Berman
1896 - 1976
Reuben Lucius Goldberg (1883 - 1970)
Reuben Lucius Goldberg
1883 - 1970
Ruth Duckworth (1919 - 2009)
Ruth Duckworth
1919 - 2009
Bernhard Gutmann (1869 - 1936)
Bernhard Gutmann
1869 - 1936
Charles Ray (1953)
Charles Ray
1953
Beniamino Benvenuto Bufano (1898 - 1970)
Beniamino Benvenuto Bufano
1898 - 1970
Edward Harrison May (1824 - 1887)
Edward Harrison May
1824 - 1887
Idelle Lois Weber (1932 - 2020)
Idelle Lois Weber
1932 - 2020
Lalla Essaydi (1956)
Lalla Essaydi
1956
Boris Fyodorovich Chaliapin (1904 - 1979)
Boris Fyodorovich Chaliapin
1904 - 1979
Ida Kohlmeyer (1912 - 1997)
Ida Kohlmeyer
1912 - 1997
John Antrobus (1837 - 1907)
John Antrobus
1837 - 1907
William Leach (1881 - 1968)
William Leach
1881 - 1968
Louise Bonnet (1970)
Louise Bonnet
1970
William Nelson Copley (1919 - 1996)
William Nelson Copley
1919 - 1996

Creators African-American Art

Gerhard von Graevenitz (1934 - 1983)
Gerhard von Graevenitz
1934 - 1983
George Paul Kornegay (1913 - 2014)
George Paul Kornegay
1913 - 2014
David Regez (1916 - 1984)
David Regez
1916 - 1984
Heidi Widmer (1941)
Heidi Widmer
1941
Yukultji Napangati (1971)
Yukultji Napangati
1971
Louis Vivin (1861 - 1936)
Louis Vivin
1861 - 1936
 Sanyu (1901 - 1966)
Sanyu
1901 - 1966
Roby Dwi Antono (1990)
Roby Dwi Antono
1990
Ed Dwight (1933)
Ed Dwight
1933
Sam Doyle (1906 - 1985)
Sam Doyle
1906 - 1985
Tomas Esson (1963)
Tomas Esson
1963
Fransisko Infante-Arana (1943)
Fransisko Infante-Arana
1943
Moïse Kisling (1891 - 1953)
Moïse Kisling
1891 - 1953
Franjo Filipovic (1930 - 2009)
Franjo Filipovic
1930 - 2009
Henry Moore (1898 - 1986)
Henry Moore
1898 - 1986
Kwame Brathwaite (1938 - 2023)
Kwame Brathwaite
1938 - 2023
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