Tom E. Burckhardt (born May 2, 1964) is an American artist and painter based in
New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...
. He is the youngest son of
Rudy Burckhardt and therefore a member of the
Burckhardt family
The Burckhardt family alternatively also (de) Bourcard (in French language, French) is a family of the Basel Patrician (post-Roman Europe), patriciate, descended from Christoph (Stoffel) Burckhardt (1490–1578), a merchant in cloth and silk origi ...
. He is a recipient of
Pollock-Krasner Foundation
The Pollock-Krasner Foundation was established in 1985 for the purpose of providing funding to visual artists internationally to further their artistic practices. It was established at the bequest of Lee Krasner, who was an American abstract expr ...
,
New York Foundation for the Arts
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,
Guggenheim Foundation and the
Joan Mitchell Foundation
Joan Mitchell (February 12, 1925 – October 30, 1992) was an American artist who worked primarily in painting and printmaking, and also used pastel and made other works on paper. She was an active participant in the New York School of artis ...
Grants. His work has been extensively exhibited throughout the United States such as at Weatherspoon Museum of Greensboro and the Knoxville Art Museum.
Early life and education
Burckhardt was born May 2, 1964, in
New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...
, the youngest son of
Rudy Burckhardt, a Swiss-born photographer and filmmaker, and
Yvonne Jacquette
Yvonne Helene Jacquette (December 15, 1934 – April 23, 2023) was an American painter, printmaker, and educator. She was known in particular for her depictions of aerial landscapes, especially her low-altitude and oblique aerial views of cities ...
, a painter from
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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. 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
The Burckhardt family alternatively also (de) Bourcard (in French) is a family of the Basel patriciate, descended from Christoph (Stoffel) Burckhardt (1490–1578), a merchant in cloth and silk originally from Münstertal, Black Forest, who rece ...
of
Basel, Switzerland
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.
Personal life
Burckhard is married to artist Kathy Butterly. They reside in
New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...
.
References
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1964 births
American portrait painters
Living people
Painters from New York City
American people of Swiss descent