Birney’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

A. D.'s Place, Glendora, Mississippi
Birney Imes, III American, born 1951

Rooster at Whispering Pines, Lowndes County, Mississippi
Birney Imes, III American, born 1951

Big Joe's Funeral, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi
Birney Imes, III American, born 1951

Behind Whispering Pines, Lowndes County, Mississippi
Birney Imes, III American, born 1951

Alligator, Mississippi
Birney Imes, III American, born 1951

King Club, Glendora, Mississippi
Birney Imes, III American, born 1951

Six Pack's Porch, Crawford, Mississippi
Birney Imes, III American, born 1951

Poochie, Marks, Mississippi
Birney Imes, III American, born 1951

Cup in the Form of a Feline Head
Moche North coast, Peru

Lobed Bowl
Seifu Yohei III Japanese, 1851-1914

America (Amerika)
Utagawa Hiroshige III Japanese, 1843-1894

Blackware Vessel in the Form of a Figure Fishing, Possibly Ai-Apec, with a Crab
Moche North coast, Peru

Flower Basket
Hayakawa Shôkosai III Japanese, 1864–1922

Woman III
Roy Lichtenstein American, 1923–1997

Portrait Vessel of a Ruler with Face Paint and Large Earflares
Moche North coast, Peru

Stirrup Spout Vessel in the Form of a Anthropomorphic Owl
Moche North coast, Peru

Potted adonis with writing implements
Hishikawa Sori III Japanese, active 1797–c. 1813