Butler Institute of American Art
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The Butler Institute of American Art, located on Wick Avenue in Youngstown, Ohio, was the first museum to feature exclusively American Art. Established by prominent industrialist and philanthropist Joseph G. Butler, Jr., the museum has been operating pro bono since 1919.
The most celebrated work in the Butler's permanent collection is undoubtedly Winslow Homer's, "Snap the Whip", a famed tribute to the era of the one-room schoolhouse. Other aspects of the nation's past are captured in a unique collection of paintings featuring southwestern Native Americans, which were once part of Joseph Butler's personal collection.
Additional highlights include an iconic depiction of George Washington's wedding and William Gropper's celebrated "Youngstown Strike", an interpretation of the area's violent 1937 "Little Steel Strike".
Meanwhile, the gallery of modern art features a striking, life-sized painting titled, "Americans: Youngstown, Ohio," which depicts personalities connected to the Butler as they appeared in the 1970s.
In recent years, the Butler has expanded, with the construction of a new wing devoted to the theme, "Technology and Art". In addition, the museum has opened an elegant cafe', known as Winslow's, in honor of Winslow Homer, the painter who produced the Butler's most beloved acquisition.
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- Stella Kramrisch, (Curator of Indian Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art)
