Amon Carter Museum of American Art
3501 Camp Bowie Boulevard
Fort Worth, TX 76107-2695
Fort Worth, TX 76107-2695
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Museums page for James Edward Buttersworth ((1817 - 1894)), known for Maritime painting, sailing ships. Showing 15 museum collections and exhibitions.
James Edward Buttersworth MUSEUMS
1817 London, England - 1894 West Hoboken, New Jersey. Known for: Maritime painting, sailing ships.
Known for marine paintings from subjects he observed in the waters off New York, James Buttersworth lived long enough to depict the early steamship era. His career spanning sixty years was dedicated... Read full biography
Known for marine paintings from subjects he observed in the waters off New York, James Buttersworth lived long enough to depict the early steamship era. His career spanning sixty years was dedicated to portraits of all types of ships at sea such as racing clipper ships, steamers, and yachts. Nearly... Read full biography
Known for marine paintings from subjects he observed in the waters off New York, James Buttersworth lived long enough to depict the early steamship era. His career spanning sixty years was dedicated to portraits of all types of ships at sea such as racing clipper ships, steamers, and yachts. Nearly 600 of his paintings have been found, and his contribution in preserving this colorful chapter in American history is profound. His special skill was portraying the majesty, grace, and movement of... Read full biography
Known for marine paintings from subjects he observed in the waters off New York, James Buttersworth lived long enough to depict the early steamship era. His career spanning sixty years was dedicated to portraits of all types of ships at sea such as racing clipper ships, steamers, and yachts. Nearly 600 of his paintings have been found, and his contribution in preserving this colorful chapter in American history is profound. His special skill was portraying the majesty, grace, and movement of sailing vessels, and viewers have a strong sense of being pulled along because of the curves and flow he conveyed in his wind-filled sails. He applied paint thinly, primarily in oil, and used a variety of grounds including canvas, milkboard, wood... Read full biography
Known for marine paintings from subjects he observed in the waters off New York, James Buttersworth lived long enough to depict the early steamship era. His career spanning sixty years was dedicated to portraits of all types of ships at sea such as racing clipper ships, steamers, and yachts. Nearly 600 of his paintings have been found, and his contribution in preserving this colorful chapter in American history is profound. His special skill was portraying the majesty, grace, and movement of sailing vessels, and viewers have a strong sense of being pulled along because of the curves and flow he conveyed in his wind-filled sails. He applied paint thinly, primarily in oil, and used a variety of grounds including canvas, milkboard, wood panels, and metal. A meticulous draftsman, Buttersworth had an eye for exact detail, and painted clipper ships... Read full biography
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Museums & Collections (15)
All MuseumsButler Institute of American Art
524 Wick Avenue
Youngstown, OH 44502Channel Islands Maritime Museum (CIMM)
3900 Bluefin Circle
Oxnard, CA 93035Minnesota Marine Art Museum
800 Riverview Drive
Winona, MN 55987Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Avenue
New York City, NY 10029New Orleans Museum of Art
One Collins Diboll Circle, City Park
P.O. Box 19123
New Orleans, LA 70124Peabody Essex Museum
East India Square
161 Essex Square
Salem, MA 01970Penobscot Marine Museum
2 Church Street
PO Box 498
Searsport, ME 04974RISD Museum
224 Benefit Street
20 North Main Street
Providence, RI 02903-2723Staten Island Museum
75 Stuyvesant Place
Staten Island, NY 10301The Mariners' Museum and Park
100 Museum Drive
Newport News, VA 23606The Newark Museum of Art
49 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
118 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
401 Museum Drive
Hagerstown, MD 21741-0423Yale University Art Gallery
1111 Chapel Street
Box 208271
New Haven, CT 06520-8271