User:Wikicreature/John Burton Harter

John Burton Harter (1940-2002) was an American artist from Louisville, Kentucky. Known by his close friends as “Burt”, Harter claimed himself to be an "artist first and a gay artist incidentally"

Early Life
Born in Jackson, Mississippi, Harter grew up in Louisville, Kentucky. He spent most of his career based in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Education
Harter earned degrees from both the University of Louisville in Kentucky and Louisiana State University. His undergraduate studies were at the University of Louisville, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Art History degree in 1963. He completed the Masters Program of Arts in Painting from Louisiana State University in 1970.

Career
In 1974, Harter worked as the Assistant Curator of Paintings for the Historic New Orleans Collection in New Orleans, Louisiana. In the late 1960’s, Harter worked for the Louisiana State Museum as the Library Assistant from 1967-1974. In the Louisiana State Museum as well, he served as the Assistant Curator of Visual Arts from 1974-1986 and the Curator of Collections from 1986-1991.