American Folk Art Museum
2 Lincoln Square
Mailing: 1414 Avenue of The Americas
New York City, NY 10023
Mailing: 1414 Avenue of The Americas
New York City, NY 10023
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Museums page for David Butler ((1898 - 1997)), known for Folk art sculpture, painting, yard art. Showing 5 museum collections and exhibitions.
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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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About David Butler: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (5)
All MuseumsHigh Museum of Art
1280 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30309John Michael Kohler Arts Center
608 New York Avenue
Po Box 489
Sheboygan, WI 53082-0489Museum of International Folk Art
Museum Hill, 706 Camino Lejo
P.O. Box 2087
Santa Fe, NM 87504-2087New Orleans Museum of Art
One Collins Diboll Circle, City Park
P.O. Box 19123
New Orleans, LA 70124