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Civil Unrest in America

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Civil Unrest in America [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="5226" img_size="medium" alignment="center"][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1591453645978{padding-right: 50px !important;padding-left: 50px !important;}"] The Butler Institute of American Art joins its sister cultural institutions throughout our country in condemning racism in its various forms. The sad incident which occurred in Minneapolis recently causes us to realize that...

By Rachel Marchese

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HEALTH AND SAFETY REGARDING THE COVID-19 VIRUS

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Health and Safety Regarding the COVID-19 Virus [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1591456899696{padding-right: 50px !important;padding-left: 50px !important;}"]Health and Safety Regarding the COVID-19 Virus The health and safety of museum visitors, staff, and volunteers are of utmost importance to us at The Butler Institute of American Art (The Butler). Due to Governor...

By Rachel Marchese

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How It All Started

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] How It All Started [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery interval="3" images="4638,4639,4640" img_size="large"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][eltd_blockquote text="From the Butler Archives : Did you know that the original collection of art owned by Joseph G. Butler Jr., founder of the museum, was primarily of European artists : Constant Troyon, Josef Israels, Jean Gustave Jacquet and...

By Rachel Marchese

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Margaret Evans and Her Potent Influence as Butler Director

Welcome to my blog (if you don't mind being bored out of your mind !) I've been director of the Butler Institute of American Art for over 35 years and have experienced an interesting thing or two through the decades....

By Rachel Marchese

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Message From Outerspace

Welcome to my blog (if you don't mind being bored out of your mind !) I've been director of the Butler Institute of American Art for over 35 years and have experienced an interesting thing or two through the decades....

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Ivan Albright

If you visit the Butler, be sure to go into the Butler's north side permanent collection galleries and find a self portrait by the famous Chicago artist, Ivan Albright (1897-1983). Albright was known for his portraits exhibiting decay. In fact any fan of old movies...

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Butler Portico

The Butler's historic building, a McKim, Mead and White masterpiece, was designed in the Italian Renaissance style. This architectural team which also designed The Plaza Hotel in NYC and many other neoclassical buildings across America, pays tribute to the Medici family which ruled Florence centuries...