John Button

American painter (1929–1982)
Person human Q6224166
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Summary

John Button was born on January 1, 1929[1], in California[2]. He died on December 12, 1982[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a painter[5] and illustrator[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 1, 1930[8]
  • Date of death: January 1, 1982[9]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[10]
  • Field of work: landscape painting[11]
  • Educated at: University of California, Berkeley[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Unmarried partner: Scott Burton[14]
  • Cause of death: myocardial infarction[15]
  • Given name: John[16]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[17]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[18]
  • Has works in the collection: Museum of Modern Art[19], Metropolitan Museum of Art[20], Whitney Museum of American Art[21]
  • Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights[22]
  • Artist files at: Frick Art Research Library[23]
  • P14750: A28E-2712-23E8-E17E-33BE[24]

FAQs

Where was John Button born?

John Button was born in California[2].

Where did John Button die?

John Button died in New York City[4].

What did John Button do for work?

John Button worked as a painter[5] and illustrator[6].

Where did John Button go to school?

John Button was educated at University of California, Berkeley[12].

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  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Unmarried partner → Scott Burton
    Manner of death → natural causes
    Viaf cluster id → 95810623
    Educated at → University of California, Berkeley
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