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William Russell Birch
[English-born American Painter, 1755-1834]
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William Russell Birch Works Online
Categorized & Annotated
Paintings in Museums and Public Art Galleries Worldwide:
 Art Institute of Chicago NEW!
Louvre Museum Graphic Art Database, Paris (in French) 
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City NEW! 
William Russell Birch at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C.
Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio
Harvard University Art Museums, Massachusetts
Harvard have works in their collections, but unfortunately you have to type in the search yourself
James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Springland
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia
The Walters Art Museum, Maryland NEW!
National Art Databases and Museum Inventories:
Smithsonian American Art Museum National Art Inventories
List of works nationwide from two sources: the Inventory of American Paintings Executed before 1914 and the Inventory of American Sculpture (only a few percent of listings have an accompanying image)
Art Market:
(e.g. records of past sales at auction; sites providing examples of the artist's signature)
Christie's Past Sale Archive
(database goes as far back as 1991; images go about as far back as 1999)
Sotheby's Sold Lot Archive
(database goes as far back as 1998; images where permitted by copyright go about as far back as 2001)
Pictures from Image Archives:
William Russell Birch at The Art Renewal Center
William Russell Birch at CGFA
New York Public Library Digital Gallery
Additional Image Search Tools:
(SafeSearch set to "strict"; go to Advanced Search (Flickr/Google) or Preferences (Bing) to change)
Articles and Reference Sites:
RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History 
Union List of Artist Names (Getty Museum)
Reference sheet with basic information about the artist and pointers to other references.
"Look Inside" and "Search Inside" Books at Amazon
| Look Inside Books: | Selections from the books listed below are scanned in, in high res. Text is clearly readable and art reproductions vary from so-so to excellent. Don't miss the fact that you can usually zoom in via the "View" drop-down menu, along the top row of Amazon's Online Reader. | |
| Search Inside Books: | Same as "Look Inside", except that the entire book is scanned in, and the text is fully searchable. This is an unbelievable resource, for research and especially for previewing a book when making the decision to buy.
Note: Some "Search Inside" features are limited to people signed in to an account which has previously made a purchase at Amazon. | |
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Birch's Views of Philadelphia
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