Sydney Butchkes

American artist, designer (1922–2015)

Sydney Butchkes
Born	October 13, 1920 Covington, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	August 10, 2015 Sagaponack, Long Island, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Painter, sculptor, art director, illustrator, graphic designer

Sydney Butchkes (1920 – 2015), was an American visual artist and designer. He worked as a painter, sculptor, art director, illustrator, and graphic designer. Butchkes was elected as an American Craft Council (ACC) honorary fellow in 1985.^[1]

Biography

Sydney Butchkes was born on October 13, 1920 in Covington, Kentucky, and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio.^[2] However some sources state he was born in 1922. He studied at the Cincinnati Art Academy (now the Art Academy of Cincinnati), the Art Students League of New York, and The New School in New York City.^[2] During World War II, he served in the United States Army.^[3]

In the early 1960's he moved to Sagaponack in Long Island.^[3] Butchkes died at home on August 10, 2015 in Sagaponack.^[3]

He has artwork is in museum collections, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum,^[4] Brooklyn Museum,^[5] Metropolitan Museum of Art,^[6] Sheldon Museum of Art, and The Newark Museum of Art.

Exhibitions

1949, "The 28th Annual Exhibition of Advertising and Editorial Art of the New York Art Directors Club", group exhibition, Museum of Modern Art, New York City, New York
1978, “200 Years of Fabrics: Personal Collection of Jack Lenor Larsen", group exhibition, Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York^[7]
1978, "Sydney Butchkes, Abstract paintlogs", solo exhibition, Alonzo, New York City, New York^[8]
1981, "Days Of Wine And Nudes", group exhibition, Peter S. Loonam Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York^[9]
1984, "Some Major Artists of the Hamptons: Then and Now", group exhibition, Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York^[10]
2006, "Out of the Earth", group exhibition, Celadon Gallery, Water Mill, New York^[11]

References

^ "College of Fellows". American Craft Council. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
^ ^a ^b American Craft. Vol. 45. American Craft Council. 1985. p. 33.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Sydney Butchkes Obituary (2015), New York, NY". Legacy.com. The New York Times. August 16, 2015. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
^ "Sydney Butchkes". Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM). Retrieved 2023-10-16.
^ "Additions to the Museum Collections". The Brooklyn Museum Annual. 8: 160–174. 1966. ISSN 0068-2837. JSTOR 26458448 – via JSTOR.
^ "Sydney Butchkes, Compound". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
^ "Long Island/This Week". The New York Times. 1978-07-16. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
^ "Arts and Leisure Guide". The New York Times. 1978-03-05. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
^ Harrison, Helen A. (1981-05-31). "Art; Days Of Wine And Nudes". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
^ Harrison, Helen A. (1984-05-27). "Art; Hamptons Artists Then And Now: An Impressive Survey". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
^ "Group Ceramics Exhibitions". Ceramics Monthly. 54 (4). April 2006.