Two people stand in front of framed landscape photos, some featuring endangered birds, in an art exhibit titled "America the Beautiful: The Monumental Landscapes of Clyde Butcher.
Past Exhibition

Clyde Butcher: America the Beautiful

April 9, 2022 through July 31, 2022

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Clyde Butcher’s photographs reveal wild and natural places where few humans have ventured, with images capturing remarkable solitude and wonder. His large-scale dramatic images are a valued artistic expression of what we have, and what we might lose if we do not protect our environment.

Highlights From the Exhibition

Clyde Butcher, Saguaro 1, 2011, silver gelatin print

Clyde Butcher, Weston’s Beach 4, 2004, silver gelatin print

Clyde Butcher, Escalante River Canyon 1, 1977, silver gelatin print

Butcher grew up in California and later relocated to Florida, finding peace and his life’s mission within the Everglades. Butcher is an ambassador to the arts and environment, a diplomat of the remaining wild places, and an emissary to the hearts and minds of Americans to protect our country’s natural places.

“This exhibition shows such a variety of Clyde Butcher’s stunning landscapes from all over the country. His perspectives are just incredible”

Emily Kapes, Chief Curator

Limited Time

NATURAL WORLD: A LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST

Thank you to everyone who submitted to our photography contest. We received more than 540 entries!
The submission period has now ended and winners have been announced. You can see the winning entries HERE.

Clyde Butcher: America the Beautiful is an exhibition organized by Window of the Eye, Inc.

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