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    • Willie Birch, b. 1942, Graduation Day
      May. 18, 2024

      Willie Birch, b. 1942, Graduation Day

      Est: $800 - $1,200

      Willie Birch b. 1942 Graduation Day 1987 color lithograph 22-1/2 x 30 inches (image/sheet) signed, dated, titled and numbered 11/18

      Black Art Auction
    • WILLIE BIRCH (1942 - ) Woman with Do Rag.
      Mar. 31, 2022

      WILLIE BIRCH (1942 - ) Woman with Do Rag.

      Est: $2,000 - $3,000

      WILLIE BIRCH (1942 - ) Woman with Do Rag. Papier-mâché and mixed media, 1990. Approximately 508x394x305 mm; 20x15 1/2x12 inches. Signed in ink, lower right verso. Provenance: acquired directly from the artist, private collection, Virginia (1994). This charming bust by New Orleans-native sculptor, painter and muralist Willie Birch is a wonderful example of his celebrating popular forms of African American culture. Birch first began using papier-mâché in the mid-80s and created a series of figurative sculptures that combine Birch's fine arts background with a newfound interest in folk art. A similar pair of 1991 papier-mâché busts, The Couple is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. These sculptures are in many other institutional collections including the New Orleans Museum of Art, Ogden Museum of Art, San Jose Museum of Art and Speed Museum of Art.

      Swann Auction Galleries
    • Willie M. Birch Laughing to Keep from Crying
      Oct. 23, 2021

      Willie M. Birch Laughing to Keep from Crying

      Est: $1,000 - $2,000

      Willie M. Birch (American, b. 1942) Laughing to Keep from Crying, 1990 Papier-mâché and acrylic paint Signed and dated Birch 90, left shoulder Adhered to 20 x 17 x 1 (in) base.

      Larsen Art Auction
    • Willie Birch (American/New Orleans, b. 1942)
      Sep. 13, 2020

      Willie Birch (American/New Orleans, b. 1942)

      Est: $1,000 - $1,500

      Willie Birch (American/New Orleans, b. 1942), "For Sassy (Sarah Vaughn)", 1992, papier-mâché, mixed media and plexiglass, signed, titled and dated on right side, h. 25 5/8 in., w. 21 in., d. 12 5/8 in Provenance: Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LA; Collection of Noted Preservationist and Aesthete Dorian M. Bennett, New Orleans. Note: Willie Birch was born in New Orleans and grew up in the Magnolia housing projects of the city where his artistic talents were apparent early in life. Birch attended Southern University in New Orleans, studying under sculptor Jack Jordan. From 1962 to 1965, Birch served in the United States Air Force, allowing him to return to SUNO and complete his BA in painting under the G.I. Bill in 1969. Birch later enrolled under full scholarship at the Maryland Institute College of Art and received his MFA in 1973. Moving to New York in 1975, Birch developed friendships with a number of now prominent African American artists, including David Hammons, Faith Ringold and Dawoud Bey. In 1984, Birch was appointed adjunct professor at Touro College in the Bronx. That same year, he began using papier-mâché and created a series of sculptures that explored black identity and culture, inspired by African designs and the papier-mâché crucifix on view in St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans during the 1984 World’s Fair. This work for the first time combined his fine art background with his interest in folk art. Birch states: “Some part of me is always searching for a metaphor, and paper became a metaphor to me for what is fragile and what is wasteful in this culture, and the idea of challenging what is considered precious.” Throughout the mid-1990s and following a return to his hometown of New Orleans, Birch continued to create powerful papier-mâché sculptures of African American figures such as the one offered here. Ref.: Lash, Miranda. "Willie Birch." 64 Parishes. www.64parishes.org. Accessed July 30, 2020. Rubin, David S., Leslie King-Hammond, et al. Celebrating Freedom: The Art of Willie Birch. New Orleans, LA: Hudson Hills Press, 2004. “Willie Birch: Looking Back 1978-2003.” Arthur Roger Gallery. www.arthurrogergallery.com. Accessed July 30, 2020

      Neal Auction Company
    • WILLIE BIRCH (AFRICAN AMERICAN, b. 1942)
      Sep. 08, 2019

      WILLIE BIRCH (AFRICAN AMERICAN, b. 1942)

      Est: $600 - $900

      Triptych of Three Color Lithographs. "Divas". 1994. Signed and dated lower right. Titled lower center. No. 19 from an edition of 25. From a Harlem, NY collection.

      Clarke Auction Gallery
    • Willie Birch, Diva Triptych, Lithograph
      Jun. 24, 2015

      Willie Birch, Diva Triptych, Lithograph

      Est: $3,000 - $3,500

      Artist: Willie Birch, American (1942 - ) || Title: Diva Triptych || Year: 1994 || Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper, signed and numbered in pencil || Edition: 15/25 || Image Size: Three 30 x 22 sheets || Size: 90 x 22 in. (228.6 x 55.88 cm)

      RoGallery
    • Willie M. Birch (American, 1942)
      Dec. 17, 2010

      Willie M. Birch (American, 1942)

      Est: -

      Willie M. Birch (American, 1942) Untitled (Boy in red hat with buttons) signed and dated 'BIRCH 91'' (on the lower neck) acrylic on papier-mâché 13 x 7 x 10 in. (33 x 17.8 x 25.4 cm.) Executed in 1991.

      Christie's
    • Willie M. Birch (American, 1942)
      Dec. 16, 2010

      Willie M. Birch (American, 1942)

      Est: $2,000 - $3,000

      Willie M. Birch (American, 1942) Untitled (Boy in red hat with buttons) signed and dated 'BIRCH 91'' (on the lower neck) acrylic on papier-mâché 13 x 7 x 10 in. (33 x 17.8 x 25.4 cm.) Executed in 1991.

      Christie's
    • Willie Birch b. 1942 Heritage (Like Father Like
      Sep. 14, 2010

      Willie Birch b. 1942 Heritage (Like Father Like

      Est: $7,000 - $9,000

      Willie Birch b. 1942 Heritage (Like Father Like Son)

      Wright
    • WILLIE BIRCH (1942 - ) Divas.
      Feb. 19, 2008

      WILLIE BIRCH (1942 - ) Divas.

      Est: $2,000 - $3,000

      WILLIE BIRCH (1942 - ) Divas. Color lithograph, printed on 3 separate, joined sheets, 1994. 2286x825 mm; 90x32 1/2 inches, full margins. Rives BFK watermark. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 20/25 in pencil, lower margin (on the lower sheet). A very good impression with strong colors of this monumental print. This lithograph of a show sign is a large-scale creation from this award-winning New Orleans-born contemporary sculptor, painter and muralist. Willie Birch works are typically celebrations of popular forms of African-American culture. In 1996 he was commissioned to create murals for the Phildelphia International Airport and the 135th Street subway station of the MTA, New York. His works are found in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, the Civil Rights Museum, Memphis, TN, and the Atlanta Life Insurance Company, Atlanta.

      Swann Auction Galleries
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