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1898 Saint Mary Parish, Louisiana - 1997. Known for: Folk art sculpture, painting, yard art.
David Butler: 1898-1997, lived and worked in Patterson, Louisiana. One of the first recognized stars of Southern African-American yard art, David Butler installed a fantastic tin zoological... Read full biography
David Butler: 1898-1997, lived and worked in Patterson, Louisiana. One of the first recognized stars of Southern African-American yard art, David Butler installed a fantastic tin zoological environment on and outside his home in Patterson, Louisiana, over the course of several decades. Butler... Read full biography
David Butler: 1898-1997, lived and worked in Patterson, Louisiana. One of the first recognized stars of Southern African-American yard art, David Butler installed a fantastic tin zoological environment on and outside his home in Patterson, Louisiana, over the course of several decades. Butler turned to art in middle age, after a work-related injury at a sawmill. But he managed to bridge his private environment and the broader art world, first rising to prominence with the landmark 1982... Read full biography
David Butler: 1898-1997, lived and worked in Patterson, Louisiana. One of the first recognized stars of Southern African-American yard art, David Butler installed a fantastic tin zoological environment on and outside his home in Patterson, Louisiana, over the course of several decades. Butler turned to art in middle age, after a work-related injury at a sawmill. But he managed to bridge his private environment and the broader art world, first rising to prominence with the landmark 1982 exhibition "Black Folk Art in America, 1930-1980" at the Corcoran Gallery, Washington, DC. Only a year later, his yard environment was dismantled when illness required him to move in with family, and Butler's prolific and site-specific practice transformed... Read full biography
David Butler: 1898-1997, lived and worked in Patterson, Louisiana. One of the first recognized stars of Southern African-American yard art, David Butler installed a fantastic tin zoological environment on and outside his home in Patterson, Louisiana, over the course of several decades. Butler turned to art in middle age, after a work-related injury at a sawmill. But he managed to bridge his private environment and the broader art world, first rising to prominence with the landmark 1982 exhibition "Black Folk Art in America, 1930-1980" at the Corcoran Gallery, Washington, DC. Only a year later, his yard environment was dismantled when illness required him to move in with family, and Butler's prolific and site-specific practice transformed into the production of discrete objects intended for sale on the art market. The classic works for which he is known are brightly-c... Read full biography
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Keywords (20)
Art Method
- •Kinetic Energy
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Fantasy, Fancy, Fables, Dreams, Visions, Mystery, Creatures
- •Folk Art, Folk Lore
- •Mythology, Legends
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Allan & Susan Marion Collection
Added Description
- •Outsider Art
- •Self Taught, Autodidact
- •Yard Art
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Black, African-American and/or Caribbean
Exhibition of Museum
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
- •Outliers and American Vanguard Art, National Gallery of Art