General Info

The Butler Institute of American Art, founded in 1919, is one of the first structures built specifically to house a collection of works by the artists of the United Nations. Butler s collection includes works by Winslow Homer, William Harnet, Fitz Hugh Lane, Mary Cassatt, Cecelia Beaux, Robert Henri, George Luks and Georgia O Keefe. More than 40 temporary exhibitions of works by historic and contemporary American artists are on display at the Butler Institute each year. Butler features its annual juried National Midyear Show, which brings together paintings from artists across America. It offers a regular program of exhibitions showcasing the finest regional talents and solo shows of works by American's best-known painters and sculptors. The museum is utilized by a large number of community groups and is also available for private events such as weddings and parties. It is located in Youngstown, Ohio.