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“Envision…a different world” —Octavia E. Butler
Students from Rockdale Visual and Performing Arts Magnet School in Eagle Rock recently participated in an art project in which they created images, shown here, inspired by the futuristic writings of award-winning science fiction author Octavia E. Butler. Butler (1947–2006), a Pasadena native, bequeathed her papers to The Huntington. An exhibition about her life and work, titled Octavia E. Butler: Telling My Stories, will be on view at The Huntington April 8–Aug. 7, 2017. A selection of 19 student artworks will be displayed in the exhibition.
The art-making was part of a larger science fiction writing project, with a curriculum developed by Huntington educators and Rockdale teachers. For students, the program was a unique opportunity to use primary sources at The Huntington to understand a writer’s craft while developing their own voices as writers. For The Huntington, it was a rewarding way to explore the potential of the Butler collection to motivate and inspire young learners.
Artist: Julianna M., Grade 6
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Pictures from around the campus of Butler University.
Pictures from around the campus of Butler University.
Alan Butler is an Irish Artist based in Singapore. he is undertaking a Masters of Fine Art , LaSalle College of the Arts in Singapore and a BA Fine Art (1st Class Honours), National College of Art and Design, Dublin, Ireland in 2004.
Benjamin Franklin Butler was born in 1818 and named for Ben Franklin. Upon the death of his father when he was a year old, Butler’s mother operated a boarding house in Lowell Massachusetts. By the time he was 21 he had passed the bar and began practicing law. Soon married he became prominent in the Massachusetts legal and political scene. Due to his political connections he joined the militia in 1839 and by 1855 had received a political appointment as Brigadier General, but had no actual or practical field experience.
At the start of the Civil War his unit was activated and he led his troops to Baltimore to assist with repairs to railroad damage caused by recent riots. Within weeks he was promoted to Major General and was the third highest among the volunteers to hold the rank. A month after his promotion Butler, along with the rest of the Union forces was defeated at Bull Run.
His fortunes soon improved when he began to work with the Navy and commanded expeditionary forces along the North Carolina coast and later into the Gulf of Mexico. By May of 1862 his forces captured New Orleans and Butler took charge of the City. During this time he acquired his nickname of the “Beast” when he issued General Order No. 28.
When the city was captured the civilian inhabitants began to openly insult the Union forces. The men were dealt with harshly, but the women were ignored. This only encouraged the women to increase their taunts and insults. On May 15th, 1862 General Order No. 28 was issued as follows:
As the officers and soldiers of the United States have been subject to repeated insults from the women (calling themselves ladies) of New Orleans in return for the most scrupulous non-interference and courtesy on our part, it is ordered that hereafter when any female shall by word, gesture, or movement insult or show contempt for any officer or soldier of the United States she shall be regarded and held liable to be treated as a woman of the town plying her avocation.
With the effect of this meaning that women insulting Union forces would be considered prostitutes the result immediately accomplished two things. First the insults to the troops ceased, second the condemnation from the South and even internationally was strongly against Butler. Soon after he imposed censorship of the local newspapers and even arrested clergy that would not pray for support of Lincoln.
The political fallout of these, and other, orders caused Butler to lose his command of New Orleans by December of that year. For most of the rest of the war Butler commanded troops in Virginia and North Carolina but by early 1865 a number of combat failures led Grant to call for his removal. In early January Butler was relieved of command and sent to Massachusetts for the remainder of the war.
Following the war Butler was elected to Congress and served from 1867 – 1875 as a Republican. After two failed attempts to become Governor the Democrats (he had been a Democrat prior to the war) and the independent Party “Greenbacks” nominated him for a successful bid in 1882. In 1884 the “Greenbacks” nominated him for President as they split with the Democrats. This attempt not only was the end of the “Greenbacks” but he end of Butler’s political career. Butler returned to practicing law and was earning as much as 100,000 a year at the time of his death in in 1893.
made from the Pink Chalk Studio Mail Bag pattern in vintage upholstery and Amy Butler fabrics - I love this pattern! The only modification I made was adding a magnetic snap, as I am notorious for spilling the entire contents of my bags on street corners.
Sir Milo Butler, was appointed as the first Bahamian Governor-General. He was Governor General from 1973 until his death in Nassau in 1979. He is memorialized with a statue located in downtown Nassau across from the Parliament House.
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Pictures from around the campus of Butler University.
Pictures from around the campus of Butler University.
Meet our Lurch, so named for the famous Addams Family butler- only ours is different. Lurch was built in 2008 and has recently undergone a makeover to give him a hunchback and to make him bigger and bulkier. I'm not sure how well the photo shows his height, which is about 7 ft. He's also slightly more homicidal than the other Lurch- he's not trying to show you his natty scarf- he's come to strangle you with it.
Pictures from around the campus of Butler University.
Pictures from around the campus of Butler University.
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LOCATION: Yellowstone Club, Big Sky, MT
ARCHITECT: Locati Architects
BUILDER: Schlauch Bottcher Construction
PHOTOGRAPHY: © Roger Wade Studio
I like this design more than any other Rite Aid design I've saw.
1520 N Main St Ext, Butler, PA 16001
Butler was only up 35-31 but that is all they needed. The 2nd half both teams played close. Scoring 39-38.
Pictures from around the campus of Butler University.
Pictures from around the campus of Butler University.
Pictures from around the campus of Butler University.
Pictures from around the campus of Butler University.