David Butler
1898 - 1997 (Louisiana, USA)
The multi-coloured homestead of this self-taught maker formed a yard show of twisted tin, so-called fanciful objects, which formed a personal ritual of shape, colour and form. Individual pieces from the original environment are on display, including two whirligigs and a window or spirit shield. His work is held in the collections of the Smithsonian Museum (Washington DC), the American Folk Art Museum, (New York), and the High Museum (Atlanta).
Outliers and American Vanguard Art (2018), National Gallery of Art (D.C.); Black Folk Art in America (1984), Corcoran (Washington DC).
Outliers and American Vanguard Art (2018), Douglas Crimp; Black Folk Art in America (1982), J Livingston & J Beardsley.
