Claim: Theodore Earl Butler, born in 1861 at Columbus, Ohio, is an American watercolor painter who focuses on American Impressionism—a style of painting characterized by loose brushwork and vivid colors which was practiced by Americans during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Evidence: Watercolor, Painting 1861
Columbus, Ohio American Impressionism American Impressionism is a style of painting characterized by loose brushwork and vivid colors. American Impressionism was a style of painting related to European Impressionism and practiced by American artists in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.