Corn Crib
Artist
John Davidson Butler
Date1934
PeriodGreat Depression (1929-1939)
Place MadeUSA, North America
MediumPrint linoleum block
Dimensions37 x 28.5 cm (14 9/16 x 11 1/4 in.)
Credit LineOn loan from the USGA
Object number36.1.1
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Not on viewLabel TextBorn in Seattle, Washington in 1890, John Davidson Butler worked as a painter, print- maker, and ceramicist. He co-founded “The Triad” with etcher Roi Partridge and miniaturist Clare Shepard Shisler. Butler’s art was heavily influenced by French Impressionism. After serving in World War I, he painted in Europe where he remained until 1932. When he returned to the US, his work retained the interest in the play of light in everyday scenes such as in this linoleum block print.
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