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Painter Richard Butler was born in
Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England in
1956. He graduated from the Epsom
School of Art and Design in England. He
lives and works in New York. Richard has
exhibited in New York City, Beacon, New
York, and in Florence, Italy.

see more of Richard At:
www.kevinbrukgallery.com

Butler formed the Psychedelic Furs in 1977
with his brother Tim Butler and guitarist
John Ashton.
The band quickly ascended to the heights
of all six members' rock careers. Its
self-titled 1980 debut on Columbia Records
and the 1981 "Talk Talk Talk" showed off
20 songs.
In the 1990s he became the founder and
vocalist of Love Spit Love, but by 2000 he
said Love Spit Love had "gone into
Painter Richard Butler
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