John Button (artist)

John Button (1929–12 December 1982) was an American artist, well known for his city-scapes. Educated at the University of California, Berkeley later moved to New York City in the before 1950s. He became friends with Fairfield Porter and Frank O'Hara and assumed his allocation in the New York School of Painters and Poets.

Amidst the frenzy of Abstract Expressionism, Button remained true to his fascination in realism, and is now most commonly united with such New York School artists as Fairfield Porter, Jane Freilicher, and Alex Katz. Button was a fine draftsman and drew from spirit 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 capably as personal acquaintances.

At one tapering off Button was in a connection with the poet James Schuyler. Button died of a heart hostility in New York City on 12 December 1982.