Henry Butler

Henry Butler was an American photographer, pianist and musician (1949–2018). He was born at New Orleans and died at New York City.

Henry Butler in brief

Born
1949
Died
2018
Known for
photographer, pianist and musician
Place of birth
New Orleans
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Catalogued works

13 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1839 to 2018.

The Corner. End of the Season, dated 1945, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1986.1427. The Safety Patrol, dated 2018, cotton, wool, and chiffon; appliquéd and quilted, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2019.785. Roadsters Old and Young, dated 1956, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1978.407. An Evening Light near Ray-Mar, dated 1985, pastel on ivory wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1993.277. Butler, Henry Montagu, dated 12 Nov 1858, held by Wellcome Collection. Henry H. Butler, druggist & apothecary, dated 1870, held by Wellcome Collection. Henry Montagu Butler. Colour lithograph by L. Ward (Spy), 1903., dated May 28th 1903, held by Wellcome Collection. On functional diseases of the liver, associated with uterine derangement : embracing the consideration of special physiological and pathological relations, hitherto unnoticed / by Butler Lane., dated 1848, held by Wellcome Collection. Dogs : their points, whims, instincts, and peculiarities, with a retrospection of dog shows / edited by Henry Webb., dated [1872?], held by Wellcome Collection. The diagnostics of internal medicine : a clinical treatise upon the recognised principles of medical diagnosis, prepared for the use of students and practitioners of medicine / by Glentworth Reeve Butler., dated 1901, held by Wellcome Collection. Erewhon, or, Over the range / by Samuel Butler., dated 1908, held by Wellcome Collection. The principles and practice of ophthalmic surgery : comprising the anatomy, physiology and pathology of the eye, with the treatment of its diseases / by Benjamin Travers and Joseph Henry Green, edited by Alexander Cooper Lee., dated MDCCCXXXIX [1839], held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 154 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Butler, Henry, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Butler, Henry, African American Studies Center, 2013. Butler, Henry (jazz), Oxford Music Online, 2003. Butler, Henry Rutherford, Jr., African American Studies Center, 2021. Clarke, Henry Butler (1863–1904), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in VIAF (6581856), Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (1022414941) and MusicBrainz (d696c0b8-a32a-4af8-8943-6764ce389582). Those registers additionally record the forms Henry Butler Schwartz, Schwartz, Henry B. and Henry Schwartz.

Digitised editions and texts

10 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Studies in European literature (1900) — Internet Archive. Modern Spain, 1815-1898 (1969) — Internet Archive. First Spanish reader and writer (1891) — Internet Archive. The Cid Campeador and the waning of the crescent in the West (1897) — Internet Archive. A Year in Tasmania: Including Some Months' Residence in the Capital : with a ... (1854) — Internet Archive. Spanish literature; an elementary handbook with indices, etc. (1893) — Internet Archive. The new psychiatry; being the Morison lectures delivered at the Royal college of physicians of Edinburgh in March 1915 (1915) — Internet Archive. Considerations upon the present state of the wool trade, the laws made concerning that article, and how far the same are consistent with true policy, and the real interest of the state. By a gentleman, resident on his estate in Lincolnshire. 1781 (1781) — Internet Archive. The Cid Campeador and the waning of the crescent in the West [microform] (1902) — Internet Archive. A Residence in Tasmania: With a Descriptive Tour Through the Island, from Macquarie Harbour to ... (1856) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 15 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)) and 11 catalogued release groups (MusicBrainz). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 8 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 8 means 8 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1854A Year in Tasmania: Including Some Months' Residence in the Capital : with a ... digitised by Internet Archive.
  2. 1858Butler, Henry Montagu (Wellcome Collection).
  3. 1891First Spanish reader and writer digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1893Spanish literature; an elementary handbook with indices, etc. digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1897The Cid Campeador and the waning of the crescent in the West digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1900Studies in European literature digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1945End of the Season (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  8. 1949Henry Butler born at New Orleans.
  9. 1956Roadsters Old and Young (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  10. 1969Modern Spain, 1815-1898 digitised by Internet Archive.
  11. 1985An Evening Light near Ray-Mar (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  12. 2018Henry Butler died at New York City.
  13. 2018The Safety Patrol (The Art Institute of Chicago).

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Butler, Henry (jazz), Oxford Music Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Butler, Henry Rutherford, Jr., African American Studies Center, 2021

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Butler, Henry, African American Studies Center, 2013

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Butler, Henry, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Clarke, Henry Butler (1863–1904), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    MusicBrainz artist record for Henry Butler

    Institutional database · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 1022414941, Schwartz, Henry Butler.

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  8. 8.

    Internet Archive, 23 digitised items catalogued under Henry Butler as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  9. 9.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Henry Butler.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  10. 10.

    VIAF cluster 6581856 for Henry Butler, aggregating national library name authorities.

    authority file · Unverified · OCLC

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  11. 11.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 154 works naming Henry Butler.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  12. 12.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1606560: Henry Butler

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  13. 13.

    “Henry Butler”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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