1889
Butler founds the American Fine Arts Society. Butler serves as president, and his efforts secure the funds needed to erect the Fine Arts Building at 57th Street in New York, which is completed in 1892. Butler travels to Paris.
For more about the founding of American Fine Arts Society: http://onlineartauction.us/art-genre/2-uncategorised/213-american-fine-arts-society
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