William S. Dutterer (1943–2007) was a Washington artist who moved to New York City in 1979 and continued making innovative work until his death in January 2007.
Over his 40+ year career, Dutterer developed his own idiosyncratic visual vocabulary that often referenced masks (or, interchangeably, the face), wrapped objects (a mummy or a bound head), the idea of exploring the depths, and the concept of the bystander (a witness so close as to be a possible victim of irrational acts) from his minimalist work of the '60s.
His work engages the viewer, encouraging us to consider how our culture and world events impact the way we see ourselves and allow others to see us.
His roots, however, were in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, where he spent summers with family.
[2] A major retrospective of his work, "Humanoid Boogy" was mounted in 2014 at MICA in Baltimore.