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

Rufus Hathaway (1770 - 1822)
Rufus Hathaway
1770 - 1822
Burgoyne Diller (1906 - 1965)
Burgoyne Diller
1906 - 1965
Jerry Zeniuk (1945)
Jerry Zeniuk
1945
Thomas Cole (1801 - 1848)
Thomas Cole
1801 - 1848
Susie M. Barstow (1836 - 1923)
Susie M. Barstow
1836 - 1923
Matthew Ritchie (1964)
Matthew Ritchie
1964
Nikolai Ivanovich Fechin (1881 - 1955)
Nikolai Ivanovich Fechin
1881 - 1955
Jim Gary (1939 - 2006)
Jim Gary
1939 - 2006
James Hamilton (1819 - 1878)
James Hamilton
1819 - 1878
Mike Starn (1961)
Mike Starn
1961
Danielle Orchard (1985)
Danielle Orchard
1985
Aaron Garber-Maikovska (1978)
Aaron Garber-Maikovska
1978
Richard Mosse (1980)
Richard Mosse
1980
Lalla Essaydi (1956)
Lalla Essaydi
1956
Richard Stanley Nickel (1928 - 1972)
Richard Stanley Nickel
1928 - 1972
Horace Clifford Westermann (1922 - 1981)
Horace Clifford Westermann
1922 - 1981

Creators African-American Art

Pol Bury (1922 - 2005)
Pol Bury
1922 - 2005
Ronald Lockett (1965 - 1998)
Ronald Lockett
1965 - 1998
Alexander Nikolaevich Volkov (1886 - 1957)
Alexander Nikolaevich Volkov
1886 - 1957
George G. Hartwell (1815 - 1901)
George G. Hartwell
1815 - 1901
Otto Piene (1928 - 2014)
Otto Piene
1928 - 2014
Séraphine Louis (1864 - 1942)
Séraphine Louis
1864 - 1942
Eun Nim Ro (1946 - 2022)
Eun Nim Ro
1946 - 2022
Lucy Mingo (1931)
Lucy Mingo
1931
Albert Hoffman (1915 - 1993)
Albert Hoffman
1915 - 1993
Gary Simmons (1964)
Gary Simmons
1964
David Driskell (1931 - 2020)
David Driskell
1931 - 2020
George Rickey (1907 - 2002)
George Rickey
1907 - 2002
Vladimir Davydovych Burliuk (1886 - 1917)
Vladimir Davydovych Burliuk
1886 - 1917
Jan Knap (1949)
Jan Knap
1949
Polde Mihelič (1923 - 2007)
Polde Mihelič
1923 - 2007
Janiva Ellis (1987)
Janiva Ellis
1987
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