Foundation Artist Spotlight: BUZ BLURR 

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Russell Butler (23 August 1943 – 26 January 2024), best known by the pseudonym buZ blurr, was an American artist and photographer primarily known for his contributions to the modern mail art network and for the boxcar art he produced under the monikers Gypsy Sphinx and Colossus of Roads.

Despite having lived his life in small towns in rural Arkansas, Butler connected with an international audience by documenting his life through mail art and boxcar graffiti, using the railroad and postage networks as systems of distribution and broadcasting.