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Butler, Edward Burgess, 1853-1928 print view role Collector Artist Patron dates 1853-1928 city Pasadena state CA other cities Lewiston, ME; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; New York, NY; St. Louis, MO; sex M historical notes Edward Burgess Butler was a collector, artist, millionaire owner and founder of Butler Brothers (wholesale dry goods with warehouses in Chicago, New York, St. Louis), philanthropist, Chicago Institute of Art Trustee and chairman of the finance committee for the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893. Butler's collection included work by artist George Inness, he donated 18 Inness paintings to the Chicago Institute of Art, in 1911. Butler was a charter member of the Pasadena Society of artists and its first president, 1925-27. Butler, with his brothers George Henry Butler (1839-1880) and Charles Hamblet Butler (1845-1889), founded Butler Brothers in Boston in 1877. In 1880 he married Jane Holly, she was the daughter of William Henry Holly, of Norwalk, Connecticut. decades of activity 1890-1900 1900-1910 1910-1920 1920-1930 updated 03/22/2024 12:09:29 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details University of Chicago, Library Special Collections Research Center Butler-Gunsaulus miscellaneous manuscripts collection, 1527-1900 (inclusive), 1770-1900 (bulk). see details... National Portrait Gallery Library Smithsonian American Art Museum Artist File: Butler, Edward Burgess , 1853-1928 see details... «  back