Elizabeth Butterworth
She was born in Rochdale, Lancashire, and studied at the Rochdale School of Art 1966–1968, Maidstone College of Art 1968–1971, and at the Royal College of Art in London 1971–1974. She has had numerous solo exhibitions of her work. Publications containing her work include: • 1978 – Parrots and Cockatoos.
Elizabeth Butterworth
- Born
- 1949
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- painter · illustrator · draftsperson
- Languages
- English
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She was born in Rochdale, Lancashire, and studied at the Rochdale School of Art 1966–1968, Maidstone College of Art 1968–1971, and at the Royal College of Art in London 1971–1974. She has had numerous solo exhibitions of her work. Publications containing her work include: • 1978 – Parrots and Cockatoos.
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(Text by Rosemary Low). London. • 1983 – Amazon Parrots. (With Rosemary Low). Rodolphe d'Erlanger: London. • 1989 – Parrots, Macaws. The Art of Elizabeth Butterworth. New York. • 1993 – Macaws. Rodolphe d'Erlanger: London
The recorded working language is English. Work by Elizabeth Butterworth is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art and CODA Museum.
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1949
Elizabeth Butterworth was born on 1 January 1949.
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- 1.Verdi, Richard. The Parrot in Art: From Dürer to Elizabeth Butterworth. Scala. 23. 2007. 978-1-85759-476-8.
- 2.Redfern Gallery. Artist info: Elizabeth Butterworth.
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