Singer exhibition opens at Butler

YOUNGSTOWN — He painted in his basement on a crude easel with a one-bulb lamp with aluminum foil to reflect the light, Cleo Clark Williams said of renowned Youngstown artist Clyde Singer.

Cleo and her husband, Bill, were at the Butler Institute of American Art on Sunday, the first day of “Clyde Singer’s America,” an exhibit of his works that span an extensive artistic career.

The exhibition, which runs through Jan. 4, features the largest collection of Singer paintings ever displayed, said Butler Director Lou Zona. Another Singer exhibit is running concurrently at the Canton Museum of Art.

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