Willie Massey was born in 1906 in Salem, Kentucky. He
worked as a tenant farmer and learned to make things to meet
practical needs and to satisfy his creative energy. He was
married for more than twenty years. Willie created many
different art forms and images using found objects and
materials. He is possibly best know for him much-decorated
birdhouse complete with wingless birds, and sometimes a
snake or two. He died in 1990 as a result of burns suffered
in a fire in his home. His art was included in the
exhibition "African-American Folk Art in Kentucky" His work
is included in the permanent collections of the Birmingham
Museum of Art, the Morris Museum of Art and the Kentucky
Folk Art Center just to name a few.

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White and Black Bird with Red Legs $425 |
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Altar and Chairs $950 |
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Birdhouse Large Two Story $1,200 |
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Small Patriotic Bird |
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Pheasants 20 x 24 $1,500 painted on reverse side of canvas; wooden part painted as a frame |
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Snake $225 |
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Cat with Bird in Tree Painting 18 x 14 framed $1,000 |
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Plow $350 |
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Bird with Crown $425 |
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Gila Monster $350 |
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Guillotine $700 |
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Brown Birdhouse with Red Bird $900 |
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Small Red Bird with Base |
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Bald Eagle 18 x 22 $800 |
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Eagle 14 x 18 on canvas, framed $1,000 |
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Colorful Bird |
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Small Red Bird Painted Tail |
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Mower $350 |
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Pretty Bird 12 x 9 on paper framed $325 |
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Blue Birdhouse $900 |
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Six Foil Turtles $45 each |
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Riding to Town $1,400 |
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House with Plane $1,200 23 x 14 x 14 |
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