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September 13, 2020 - November 22, 2020

America’s Everglades Exhibit
Youngstown, OH

Butler Institute of American Art 524 Wick Avenue, Youngstown

This expansive wilderness collection represents the many years Clyde spent exploring the remote regions of the Everglades, experiencing its changes. It is a diverse and complex territory which reveals its […]

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What a day! From the Everglades to the Oval Office

What a day! From the Everglades to the Oval Office, watching my dad, Clyde Butcher, receive the National Medal of Arts from President Biden was an experience we’ll never forget.

I asked my parents how they felt, but they were so overwhelmed by the honor that they couldn’t find the words. It’s hard to put into perspective—being recognized for a lifetime of capturing nature’s beauty and fighting to protect it.

Meeting the President and getting this award was both humbling and surreal for all of us. We’re beyond grateful for all the support along this journey.

Thank you for being a part of it.

-Jackie Butcher Obendorf

#ArtsHumanitiesMedal

When I first moved to Florida, I was taking color

When I first moved to Florida, I was taking color photos of the landscape. But after the devastating loss of my son Ted, I realized in 1986 that I needed to return to what I truly loved—black and white photography.

Moonrise was the first black and white photo I took in Florida, marking the start of a new chapter in my life and my art. It became a way for me to heal and reconnect with the environment. Receiving the National Medal of Arts is an incredible honor that reflects this journey back to what matters most.

📷 MOONRISE © 1986 | Western Everglades

This photograph was taken with a Deardorff 8×10 camera on Tri-X film. This photograph is hand-printed in Clyde’s darkroom on fiber-based paper, selenium toned, then mounted and matted to current archival standards. The photograph is a limited edition and signed by Clyde.

Camera settings: f/45 | 360mm Schneider Symmar lens | red filter | 4 seconds

From the Everglades to the Oval Office 📷 Come b

From the Everglades to the Oval Office 📷 Come behind the scenes with us at the White House for an incredible moment—receiving the National Medal of Arts from President Biden.

This is more than just an award; it’s a celebration of the beauty of nature and a lifetime of capturing its essence through photography.

#ArtsHumanitiesMedal

On Monday, my heart swelled with joy as I received

On Monday, my heart swelled with joy as I received the National Medal of Arts award from President Biden. I felt this image was the perfect representation of my journey.

I believe this honor reflects the passion I pour into my photography, capturing the beauty of nature with all my heart. It was truly heartwarming to be recognized in such a meaningful way.

Here’s to creating art that resonates from the heart!

📷 GHOST ORCHID 1 © 1999 | Fakahatchee Strand, FL

This photograph was taken with a Clyde-O-Wide 4×5 (hand-built by Clyde) camera on T-Max 100 film. This photograph is hand-printed in Clyde’s darkroom on fiber-based paper, selenium toned, then mounted and matted to current archival standards. The photograph is a limited edition and signed by Clyde.

Camera settings: f/32 | 47mm Schneider Super-Angulon XL lens | 2 minutes.

The Butcher family is proud to share that Clyde ha

The Butcher family is proud to share that Clyde has been awarded the National Medal of Arts.

The National Medal of Arts is the highest federal award for artists and arts patrons, presented by the President to individuals or groups for their exceptional contributions to the arts in the United States. #ArtsHumanitiesMedal

To get to this location, I traveled with individua

To get to this location, I traveled with individuals from the South Florida Water Management District on an airboat deep into Conservation Area 5, an area of land set aside to help clean the water before it flows south into the Everglades National Park. After riding through thick cattails for nearly an hour, the vegetation opened up and revealed this beautiful area of the Everglades.

Standing in the center of the Everglades is the River of Grass, an expansive landscape with shallow grassy waters that extend in every direction. Within these vast areas of vegetation, the seemingly still water is a slow moving, 40-mile-wide river.

Individual wet prairies within the Everglades reach up to 140,000 acres. The over-proliferation of cattails is a natural response to pollution as the cattails filter pollutants out of the water.

However, this image highlights an area where the Everglades’ wet prairie waters are near pristine, and the balance of freshwater provides an environment for native plants to thrive.

📷 CONSERVATION 5 © 2004 | Everglades National Park

This photograph was taken with a Deardorff 8×10 camera on T-Max 100 film.

Camera settings: f/45 | 90mm Schneider Super-Angulon XL lens| orange filter | 1 second

This photograph is hand-printed in Clyde’s darkroom on fiber-based paper, selenium toned, then mounted and matted to current archival standards. The photograph is a limited edition and signed by Clyde.

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Venice Gallery & Studio

237 Warfield Ave. S., Venice, FL, 34285
(941) 486-0811 | mail@clydebutcher.com
Tuesday-Friday 10am-4:30pm

Big Cypress Gallery

52388 Tamiami Trail, Ochopee, FL, 34141
(239) 695-2428 | bcg@clydebutcher.com
Open 7 Days A Week 10am-5pm

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