Howard Russell Butler

Howard Russell Butler
Howard Russell Butler
BornMarch 3, 1856
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedMay 20, 1934(1934-05-20) (aged 78)
Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Patent lawyer, artist, organiser
Known forPainter and founder of the American Fine Arts Society
SpouseVirginia Hays

Howard Russell Butler (March 3, 1856 – May 20, 1934)[1] was an American painter and founder of the American Fine Arts Society.[2] Butler persuaded Andrew Carnegie to fund the construction of Carnegie Lake near Princeton University,[3] supervised the construction of the Carnegie Mansion, designed an astronomy hall, and painted a solar eclipse for the U.S. Naval Observatory.[4]

  1. ^ "PAINTER BUTLER DIES" (23 May 1934) Los Angeles Times
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