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Mary E. Butler
Mary E. Butler is an American Folk Art artist. 2 works are cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Mary E. Butler never traveled far from her garden in Charleston, yet her watercolors of blackberries and oleanders feel like they’ve been plucked from a sun-drenched Italian villa. She painted the same blooms year after year, layering petals with the patience of someone who knew blossoms don’t last. Her brush could make a wild blackberry branch look like lace, all without leaving the porch. See her Blackberry Blossom next, it’s less than a foot wide but holds a whole summer afternoon.
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