ALL: Master Collection List
Nationality
American
Artist Dates
b. 1945
Preview
Date of Work
1985
Medium
seven-color Lithograph
Edition #
49/50
Signature
Lower Right
Height
22"
Width
30 1/4"
Collection/Provenance
Art & Design Study Collection
Status
On display: Second floor
Location
Memorial Union
Artist Bio
James Butler is a native of Fort Dodge, Iowa but earned his Bachelor of Science and Master of Fine Arts degrees at the University of Nebraska in Omaha and Lincoln respectively. Much of his art is influenced by both the Baroque and Pop Art eras, which has led him to the unique style of mod printmaking that he has become known for. His artwork was featured in an exhibition in the University of North Dakota’s Department of Art & Design in 1989.
Additional Information
Student composed text panel:
James Butler (American, b. 1945)
A Summer Landscape, 1985
Lithograph
UND Art Collections: Art & Design Study Collection
1989 Juror’s Show purchase.
Featured at the 2014 Farmers Choice Exhibition, A Summer Landscape captures a landscape of several rolling fields upon which cows are depicted grazing. Much like the fields of North Dakota, this artwork evokes a sense of peace and serenity in its stillness.
Photo of fields with cows.
2014 Farmers Choice Exhibition
Butler's lithographs are based on photographic imagery. The artist shows a preference for open and broad landscape vistas, as observed in the farm scene here.
Condition
Very good.
Rights
Images are provided for educational purposes only and may not be reproduced for commercial use. Images may be protected by artist copyright. A credit line is required to be used for any public non-commercial educational purpose. The credit line must include, “Image courtesy of the University of North Dakota.”