[accessibleimage] Artist Henry Butler photographer musician

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No Broken Arrows: Artist Henry Butler

                    "I want to know what's there, I also
want to know how people's minds
                    work. .. how they see things and how
they interpret what they see. Many
                    (seeing) people just look at things then
write them off. Part of the exercise
                    is to get people to talk about what
they're looking at right now.

                    Mr. Butler is an internationally
acclaimed multi-disciplined pianist and jazz
                    musician. But there is another side to
this virtuoso that is creating a legacy
                    of its own. Blind since infancy, Mr.
Butler is an accomplished
                    photographer. Whether it be his ethereal
landscape shots, portraits of
                    friends, images from his teachings of
blind and visually impaired children or
                    his experimentation with double
exposures, Mr. Butler uses his intuition
                    and his tremendous intellect to approach
his subject. His photography has
                    taught him to trust his instincts. It
also provides a wonderful opportunity to
                    discuss the gift of vision with his
sighted friends

                    Even more central to Mr. Butler is his
work with blind and visually
                    impaired children. Wherever he travels,
he tries to work with local children
                    organizing field trips to challenge
these children to experience new things.
                    Whether it be, playing with the children
or for the children, Mr. Butler
                    demonstrates his concern for their
future; for many of them the only hope in
                    a world that traditionally is filled
with low expectations. His ultimate goal is
                    to set up a non-profit organization,
'Visions of the Soul ' that will seek out
                    funding and community involvement
necessary to implement educational
                    and cultural enrichment programs for
blind and visually impaired students.

                    These works are excerpts from a broader
exhibit of Mr. Butler's work
                    entitled "From the Mind and Hands of
Henry Butler."

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