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

Wilhelm Viktor Krausz (1878 - 1959)
Wilhelm Viktor Krausz
1878 - 1959
George Nelson (1908 - 1986)
George Nelson
1908 - 1986
Frances Elkins (1888 - 1953)
Frances Elkins
1888 - 1953
Robert Gwathmey (1903 - 1988)
Robert Gwathmey
1903 - 1988
Andrei Roiter (1960)
Andrei Roiter
1960
Emile Norman (1918 - 2009)
Emile Norman
1918 - 2009
Donald Sultan (1951)
Donald Sultan
1951
Arnold Blanch (1896 - 1968)
Arnold Blanch
1896 - 1968
Joseph Henry Sharp (1859 - 1953)
Joseph Henry Sharp
1859 - 1953
Bernar Venet (1941)
Bernar Venet
1941
Mary Kelly (1941)
Mary Kelly
1941
Joseph Cornell (1903 - 1972)
Joseph Cornell
1903 - 1972
Timothy Chapman (1956)
Timothy Chapman
1956
Mike Kelley (1954 - 2012)
Mike Kelley
1954 - 2012
Jervis McEntee (1828 - 1891)
Jervis McEntee
1828 - 1891
Horace Wolcott Robbins (1842 - 1904)
Horace Wolcott Robbins
1842 - 1904

Creators African-American Art

Sheldon Peck (1797 - 1868)
Sheldon Peck
1797 - 1868
Walter Leblanc (1932 - 1986)
Walter Leblanc
1932 - 1986
Peter Vogel (1937 - 2017)
Peter Vogel
1937 - 2017
Paul Klee (1879 - 1940)
Paul Klee
1879 - 1940
Willi Hartung (1915 - 1987)
Willi Hartung
1915 - 1987
William Matthew Prior (1806 - 1873)
William Matthew Prior
1806 - 1873
Yaacov Agam (1928)
Yaacov Agam
1928
 T. C. Cannon (1946 - 1978)
T. C. Cannon
1946 - 1978
Paul Gauguin (1848 - 1903)
Paul Gauguin
1848 - 1903
Herbert Singleton (1945 - 2007)
Herbert Singleton
1945 - 2007
Ralph Fasanella (1914 - 1997)
Ralph Fasanella
1914 - 1997
Günter Tollmann (1926 - 1990)
Günter Tollmann
1926 - 1990
Salomon Meijer (1877 - 1965)
Salomon Meijer
1877 - 1965
Claus Otto Paeffgen (1933 - 2019)
Claus Otto Paeffgen
1933 - 2019
Hans Bernhard Luginbühl (1929 - 2011)
Hans Bernhard Luginbühl
1929 - 2011
Ulrich Martinelli (1911 - 1989)
Ulrich Martinelli
1911 - 1989