Winnifred Birts
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artist: Winnifred Birts
title: Hostess, 1999
inventory: NKLF-1123
media: Paint, pens, marker and pencils on paper
size: 12 x 9 inches
price: SOLD
artist: Winnifred Birts
title: For the Love of Money, 2006
inventory: NKLF-1263
media: Mixed Media on canvas board
size: 10 x 14 inches
price: contact gallery
artist: Winnifred Birts
title: Myesha, July 2007
inventory: NKLF-xx
media: Mixed Media
size: 12 x 11 inches
price: contact gallery
artist: Winnifred Birts
title: Nurse Somebody, 2001
inventory: NKLF-1297
media: Markers and paint on paper
size: 13 x 11 inches
price: contact gallery
artist: Winnifred Birts
title: Country Singer, 2003
inventory: NKLF-1382
media: Mixed media on cardboard
size: 13 x 11 inches
price: contact gallery
artist: Winnifred Birts
title: Travel Line, 7/20/2007
inventory: NKLF-xx
media: Mixed media on paper
size: 14 x 11 inches
price: SOLD
The Nathan and Kiyoko Lerner Foundation, an art program that is part of the Thresholds agency for disabled adults on Chicago’s south side, sponsor artist Winnifred Birts. She mostly uses Markers and paint pens on a variety of surfaces such as paper, vinyl, and canvas board. Her subject matter is generally people and scenes that express her visions of the contemporary African-American urban experience. She often portrays women in beautiful dresses or interesting social settings. Birts’ drawings capture the essence of Chicago neighborhood life.
