ArtistsHoward Russell Butler
Howard Russell Butler

Howard Russell Butler

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Howard Russell Butler was an American painter and founder of the American Fine Arts Society. Butler persuaded Andrew Carnegie to fund the construction of Carnegie Lake near Princeton University, supervised the construction of the Carnegie Mansion, designed an astronomy hall, and painted a solar eclipse for the U.S. Naval Observatory.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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15 published of 15 catalogued · 15 with image
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50 entries · 1 sources
  • Yankee Point, Monterey
    1921 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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  • Clearing after September Gale--Maine Coast
    1924 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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  • Illuminated Thunder Head, Georgian Lake
    1910 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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  • Thomas Moran
    1922 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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  • Approach of the Moon's Shadow
    1918 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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  • The Eagle Prominence
    1918 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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  • James Ormsbee Murray (1827-1899)
    1889 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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  • Solar Eclipse, Lompoc 1923
    1923 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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  • Marine: Moonlight on Calm Sea
    1922 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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  • The Seaweed Gatherers
    1886 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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