Birds in Flight or Birds and Stones

Sculpture

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Bill H. Ritchie's Mini Art Gallery and Museum Collection

Birds in Flight or Birds and Stones: This sculpture is on a sense of flight. It’s made of hand-carved, burned and burnished oak and cedar blocks. The sculpture remained at the college’s library and the main lobby. I retrieved it decades later.
Birds in Flight or Birds and Stones

This sculpture is on a sense of flight. It’s made of hand-carved, burned and burnished oak and cedar blocks. The sculpture remained at the college’s library and the main lobby. I retrieved it decades later.

Name/Title

Birds in Flight or Birds and Stones

Entry/Object ID

sc640404rit

Description

Light oak, burnt cedar. Object approximately 54" x 30" x 27". Brass nameplate applied 2007. On loan to Central Washington State University since 1964.

Type of Sculpture

Free Standing

Artwork Details

Medium

Wood

Made/Created

Artist

Bill Ritchie

Date made

1964

Place

* Untyped Place

Ellensburg, Washington

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

DSCN

Other Number

2118

Number Type

Folio Number

Other Number

2301

Number Type

Catalog ID

Other Number

ScB7rit or BR640404 or pr640428rit

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Object size

Height

54 in

Width

30 in

Depth

27 in

Color

Black, dark brown, Tan

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Mini Art Gallery

Date

January 4, 2022

Valuations

Valuation Type

Estimate

Value

$2,560.00

Estimator

Bill Ritchie

Date

Jan 4, 2022

Notes

Starting bid at $300.00

Created By

nelsund3@hotmail.com

Create Date

January 4, 2022

Updated By

nelsund3@hotmail.com

Update Date

September 23, 2022