Timeless Echoes: The Life And Art Of Robert Butler

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Timeless Echoes: The Life And Art Of Robert ButlerISBN13:9781492304357ISBN10:1492304352Author:Munoz, Sheila R. (Editor), Butler, Robert (Author)Description:Timeless Echoes: The Life And Art Of Robert Butler, A Full Color Autobiography Of 400 Pages, Features Over 200 Photos Of Robert Butler Art, As Well As Another 65 Of Art By Each Of His Nine Children, Who Became Talented Artists In Their Own Right Over 100 Photos Of Butler's Life Round Out This Most Fascinating Book Of Historic Proportion Through Talent, A Fierce Work Ethic, And A Winning Personality, Butler Moved From A Turpentine Still In Baxley, Georgia, To International Fame As An Artist, Being Named As One Of The 26 Original Florida Highwaymen Butler's Journey Led Him Around The World And Into The Florida Artists Hall Of Fame This Book Reveals The Heart Behind The Art Of Robert Butler The One Thing That Rings Clear Throughout This Book Is That The Hand Of Destiny Was Upon This Man From Very Early Childhood As An African American Artist Struggling To Survive Midst The Civil Rights Era Of Our Country And Facing Myriads Of Conflicts, And Even Though Robert Attempted To Escape Those Conflicts, It Was Those Very Conflicts Which Served Him Well By Honing His Natural Ability To Paint And Outfitting Him With An Eye To See The Rapidly Diminishing Landscapes Of A Wild Florida It Pushed Him To Put Those Landscapes To Canvas Before They Completely Disappeared Destiny Had In Mind To See To It That This Artist Would Be The Only Artist Attributed To Having Painted Every Ecosystem In Wild Florida, Something Which Will Never Be Repeated In History, As Many Of These Ecosystems No Longer Exist, Having Succumbed To Progress Butler Paintings Are Distinctive In Their Dramatically Lit, Romanticized Portrayals Of His Beloved Wild Florida His Paintings Are Known To Be Finely Detailed, While Exuding An Ethereal Light In Them, Giving Them An Almost Sacred Quality, The Music Of His Heart He Managed In His Autobiography, Just As He Did In His Art, To Strike A Balance In Celebrating Wild Florida, While At The Same Time Grieving At Her Passing In Reading This Book, One Cannot Help But Grow Their Love And Admiration For The Swamps, Palmetto Flats, Hardwood Forests, Rivers, Lakes, Pine Flats, And Wildlife Of Wild Florida The Reader Will Come To Understand Not Only The Art Of Robert Butler, But Also The Very Heart Of Robert Butler And His Love For Wild Florida As One Reviewer Of The Book Said, This Book Is One Of The Best, Recently Written Books On Personal Development Another Reviewer Stated, Butler's Story Will Indicate That He Found (His Life's) Purpose And Defined It Along The Way, He Discovered Universal Laws That He Used To Give Generously Back To The World And You Thought This Book Was About Art Just As He Realized His Dream Of Seeing His Life Story In Print, Robert Butler Laid Down His Paintbrush For The Last Time And Departed This Life On March 19, 2014 However, Florida, As Well As The Whole World, Will Forever Know That The Butler Was Here Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:CREATESPACEPublication Date:2014-03-23Weight:2.9 lbsDimensions:1.2'' H x 10.9'' L x 8.3'' WNumber of Pages:402Language:English

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