page_title: Howard Russell Butler
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caption_attribution_description: Howard Russell Butler: Portrait of Butler at an easel with palette and brushes in hand. Inscribed on lower right: "Howard Russell Butler". Butler, Howard Russell, 1856-1934 Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Dimensions: 13 cm x 13 cm Date: c. 1920 Persistent URL: http://photography.si.edu/SearchImage.aspx?id=5462 Repository: Archives of American Art &#160;&#160;Native nameArchives of American ArtParent institutionSmithsonian InstitutionLocationWashington, D.C.Coordinates38°&#160;53′&#160;52.44″&#160;N, 77°&#160;01′&#160;21.72″&#160;W Established1954Web pagewww.aaa.si.eduAuthority control : Q2860568 VIAF:&#8201;151134814 ISNI:&#8201;0000 0001 2185 0758 LCCN:&#8201;n79065944 NLA:&#8201;35007823 GND:&#8201;1023549-8 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q2860568 Collection: Macbeth Gallery Records, c. 1890-1964 Accession number: aaa_macbgall_4641
context_page_description: 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.
context_section_description: Howard Russell Butler (March 3, 1856 – May 20, 1934) 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.
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