Robert Butler - Artist Info

About Robert Butler

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    Robert Butler was originally an Okeechobee, Florida, artist who painted apart from the rest of the Highwaymen. He was tall, good-looking, well dressed, and charismatic. Jeff Klinkenberg, who writes for the St. Petersburg Times, interviewed Robert several times before he died. Much of what we know about the artist and his work can be taken from his writings as well as a 2012 book Butler published with Sheila R. Munoz titled Highwaymen Artists: An Untold Truth.

    Robert was born in Baxley, Georgia, a small timber and farming town. He moved to Okeechobee with his mother, Annie Tolifer Butler, when he was four years old. They had very little money when Robert was growing up. He spent much of his time exploring nature and became well acquai...

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