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American sculptor (born 1949)

Deborah Kay Butterfield (born May 7, 1949) is an American sculptor.

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Along with her artist-husband John Buck, she divides her time between a farm in Bozeman, Montana, and studio space in Hawaii. She is known for her sculptures of horses made from found objects, like metal, and especially pieces of wood.^[1]

Background

Born the same day as the 75th running of the Kentucky Derby (May 7, 1949), Butterfield partly credits that birthdate as an inspiration for her subject matter;^[2] she has also said that she would have preferred to work in the female form, but that her mentor Manuel Neri dominated that form.

Instead, she chose to create metaphorical self-portraits using images of horses. Gradually, the horses themselves became her primary theme. Butterfield earned her bachelor's degree (1972) at the University of California, Davis with Honors^[3] and a Master of Fine Arts (1973) at the University of Ca