The Spirit Within the Form: The Sculptural Journey of Deborah Kay Butterfield Born in San Diego, California, on May 7, 1949—a date she famously shares with the 75th running of the Kentucky Derby—Deborah Kay Butterfield has dedicated her life to a singular, profound exploration of the equine form. Her work is far more than a study of anatomy; it is an evocative dialogue between the organic and the industrial, a way of capturing the very essence of grace, resilience, and the untamed spirit of the horse. For Butterfield, the horse has served as a powerful vessel for expression, initially acting…