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1982 -lrb- aged 53 -rrb- new york , usa california , usa american john button oil and watercolor painting 1929 john button -lrb- artist -rrb-
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john button -lrb- artist -rrb-

john button -lrb- 1929 -- 1982 -rrb- was an american artist , well known for his city-scapes .
educated at the university of california , berkeley then moved to new york city in the early 1950s .
he became friends with fairfield porter and frank o'hara and assumed his part in the new york school of painters and poets .
amidst the frenzy of abstract expressionism , button remained true to his interest in realism , and is now most commonly associated with such new york school artists as fairfield porter , jane freilicher , and alex katz .
john button was a fine draftsman and drew from life models throughout his career .
however , little known are his sketches of male nudes -- studio models from the school of visual arts , where button taught , as well as personal acquaintances .
