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tom Butter
American Artist Contemporary Etching Tom Butter Cartoon Cactus Desert Landscape

1997

About the Item

Born in Amityville, NY, in 1952, Tom Butter received his B.F.A. from Philadelphia College of Art in 1975 and his M.F.A. from Washington University, St. Louis, two years later. Since 1979 he has been teaching sculpture at PCA. Butter is the recipient of two National Endowment for the Arts Grants for Emerging Artists (1980 and 1982). Special outdoor installations of his work have been part of the Hammarskjold Plaza Sculpture Garden, NY (1983), and Art Across the Park, Central Park, NY (1982). One-person exhibitions have been held at the Lawrence Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia (1983,1984,1985) and the Grace Borgenicht Gallery, NY (1983,1984). Group shows include: Affiliations, Recent Sculpture and Its Antecedents, Whitney Museum, Stamford, CT (1985); Translucid, Sculpture at Washington Square, Washington, DC (1985); Transfiguration of the Minimal Style, Sculpture Center, NY (1984); Language, Drama Source and Vision, The New Museum, NY (1983); Intoxication, Monique Knowlton Gallery, NY (1983); American Abstraction Now, ICA, Virginia Museum (1982); Critical Perspectives, P.S. 1, Long Island City, NY (1982); Color, Light and Mass: Ten Sculptors, Hallwalls, Buffalo (1981); Art for the Eighties, Galerie Durban, Caracas, Venezuela (1980). His work is in our own Academy collection as well as those of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY; Indianapolis Museum of Art; Chase Manhattan Bank; Prudential Insurance Company of America; and the Hospital Corporation of America, Nashville, TN. Bibliography: Forgey, Benjamin, “Prismatic Showcase,” The Washington Post, April 25, 1985. Martin, Richard, Arts, November 1984. Raynor, Vivien, The New York Times, November 18,1984. Goodman, Marilyn J.S., New Art Examiner, June 1984. Donohoe, Victoria, The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 14,1984. Donohoe, Victoria, The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 18,1984. Raynor, Vivien, “Totem,” The New York Times, February 17,1984. Kramer, Kathy, “Lifesigns,” Arts, February 1984. Messinger, Lisa, “Notable Acquisitions,” 1982 – 84,” Metropolitan Museum of Art. Linker, Kate, Artforum, November 1983. Brenson, Michael, “Critics Choices,” The New York Times, August 21, 1983. Saunders, Wade, Art in America, April 1983. Lichtenstein, Therese, Arts Magazine, March 1983. Levin, Kim, “Voice Choice,” Village Voice, January 12-18,1983. Rifkin, Ned, New Work/New York, catalogue, The New Museum, 1982. Russell, John, “New Work/New York,” The New York Times, March 19, 1982. Boyd, Julia, American Abstraction Now, catalogue, The Institute of Contemporary Art of the Virginia Museum, 1982. Silverthorne, Jeanne, “Butter/Burlin,” Artforum, October 1981. Raynor, Vivien, “Butter/Burlin,” The New York Times, September 11, 1981. Cohen, Ronny H., Drawing, Summer 1981, survey article. Denson, Roger, Color, Light and Mass: Ten Sculptors, catalogue, Hallwalls, Buffalo, NY, 1981. Huntington, Richard, “Color Mass, A Satisfying Show,” Buffalo Courier Express, Buffalo, NY, February 22,1981. Cook, Scott, Art for the Eighties, catalogue, GaIerie Durban, Caracas, Venezuela, 1980. Cohen, Ronny H., “Energism: An Attitude,” Artforum, September 1980.
  • Creator:
    tom Butter
  • Creation Year:
    1997
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 22.5 in (57.15 cm)Width: 15 in (38.1 cm)
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  • Condition:
    Please see Photos.
  • Gallery Location:
    Surfside, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU3826476692
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