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

Carol Bove (1971)
Carol Bove
1971
Arthur Polonsky (1925 - 2019)
Arthur Polonsky
1925 - 2019
Hans Meyer-Kassel (1872 - 1952)
Hans Meyer-Kassel
1872 - 1952
Francis Alexander (1800 - 1880)
Francis Alexander
1800 - 1880
Davis Cone (1950)
Davis Cone
1950
Allan Houser (1914 - 1994)
Allan Houser
1914 - 1994
Howard Allen Trafton (1897 - 1964)
Howard Allen Trafton
1897 - 1964
Terry Winters (1949)
Terry Winters
1949
Hiro (Yasuhiro) Wakabayashi (1930 - 2021)
Hiro (Yasuhiro) Wakabayashi
1930 - 2021
Alexander Helwig Wyant (1836 - 1892)
Alexander Helwig Wyant
1836 - 1892
Mark Lindquist (1949)
Mark Lindquist
1949
Gisela Beker (1932 - 2015)
Gisela Beker
1932 - 2015
Shara Hughes (1981)
Shara Hughes
1981
Valerie Jaudon (1945)
Valerie Jaudon
1945
Art Brenner (1924 - 2013)
Art Brenner
1924 - 2013
Ammi Phillips (1788 - 1865)
Ammi Phillips
1788 - 1865

Creators African-American Art

Charles Benefiel (1967)
Charles Benefiel
1967
Edward Hicks (1780 - 1849)
Edward Hicks
1780 - 1849
Svajūnas Armonas (1951)
Svajūnas Armonas
1951
Ralph Eugene Cahoon (1910 - 1982)
Ralph Eugene Cahoon
1910 - 1982
Henry Moore (1898 - 1986)
Henry Moore
1898 - 1986
Hawkins Bolden (1914 - 2005)
Hawkins Bolden
1914 - 2005
Peter Vogel (1937 - 2017)
Peter Vogel
1937 - 2017
Franco Grignani (1908 - 1999)
Franco Grignani
1908 - 1999
Hu Yongkai (1945)
Hu Yongkai
1945
Osvaldo Licini (1894 - 1958)
Osvaldo Licini
1894 - 1958
William Jennys (1774 - 1859)
William Jennys
1774 - 1859
Markey Robinson (1918 - 1999)
Markey Robinson
1918 - 1999
Anatoly Galaktionovich Petrytsky (1895 - 1964)
Anatoly Galaktionovich Petrytsky
1895 - 1964
Robert Zeppel-Sperl (1944 - 2005)
Robert Zeppel-Sperl
1944 - 2005
Howard Finster (1916 - 2001)
Howard Finster
1916 - 2001
Dave Pearson (1937 - 2008)
Dave Pearson
1937 - 2008
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