Tom E. Burckhardt (born May 2, 1964) is an American artist and painter based in New York City. He is the youngest son of Rudy Burckhardt and therefore a member of the Burckhardt family. He is a recipient of Pollock-Krasner Foundation, New York Foundation for the Arts, Guggenheim Foundation and the Joan Mitchell Foundation Grants.[1] His work has been extensively exhibited throughout the United States such as at Weatherspoon Museum of Greensboro and the Knoxville Art Museum.[2]

Tom Burckhardt
Born
Tom E. Burckhardt

(1967-05-02) May 2, 1967 (age 56)
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Artist
  • painter
SpouseKathy Butterly
Parents
RelativesBurckhardt family
WebsiteOfficial website

Early life and education edit

Burckhardt was born May 2, 1964, in New York City, the youngest son of Rudy Burckhardt, a Swiss-born photographer and filmmaker, and Yvonne Jacquette, a painter from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[3][4][5] He had an older half-brother, Jacob who was born in 1949 from the prior marriage of his father to Edith Schloss. Through his father he is a descendant of the patrician family Burckhardt of Basel, Switzerland.[6]

Personal life edit

Burckhard is married to artist Kathy Butterly. They reside in New York City.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Tom Burckhardt '86". www.purchase.edu. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Tom Burckhardt - Artists - The Tibor de Nagy Gallery". www.tibordenagy.com. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  3. ^ United States Public Records, 1970-2009
  4. ^ "Rudy Burckhardt, 85, Photographer and Filmmaker, Dies (Published 1999)". August 4, 1999. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "Yvonne Jacquette, Painter of Views From on High, Dies at 88". May 1, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  6. ^ "La Liberté 1 October 2005 — e-newspaperarchives.ch". www.e-newspaperarchives.ch. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "Tom Burckhardt and Kathy Butterly | Arts | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved August 10, 2023.