2331 St. Claude Ave and Spain, New Orleans, LA 70113 • 504-710-4506 • Tues-Sat 11am-5pm • Directions
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2331 St. Claude Ave and Spain, New Orleans, LA 70113 • 504-710-4506 • Tues-Sat 11am-5pm • Directions |
| Herbert Singleton Died July 5, 2007 | Click to enlarge any image |
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| For sale by private New Orleans collector The vertical “Voodoo Pole” measures 60"x 6" (in diameter) with metal tripod, each leg 17". The piece has three heads, one at the top, and two at the bottom. A colorful snake wraps around the piece. The piece weighs slightly over 20 lbs and was carved c 1989 from an oak limb. $2800.00
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 "Voodoo Pole", click for enlargement |
 Catch Me If You Can  Jazz Funeral  John Coltrane: Monkey On His Back  Mr. Death |
 He Fell From Grace  Killer Stick |
 Strange Fruit  Glad You Gone You Rascal You |
 Dr. Killkey The Heroine Man |
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PLEASE NOTE:
If you wish to sell any of Herbert's work purchased from Barrister's Gallery, or elsewhere, please contact us and I will help you find a buyer. Because I have been Singleton's dealer and friend for over 15 years, I am most familiar with his carving and painting techniques and can provide you with a document certifying the authenticity of your piece. It came to my attention eight years ago that, unhappily, while I was in the complicated process of moving thousands of pieces of inventory from Royal Street in the Quarter to what is now my former location on O. C. Haley Blvd, in 1999-2000, unscrupulous, pernicious dealers acquired pieces which were unfinished and subsequently augmented and painted by others--an enterprise, apparently that began even earlier—I have already tracked down six of these forgeries. It has also become apparent that another New Orleans carver has tried to emulate Herbert's style and subject matter and already passed on some of his own work as Herbert's. Put your mind at ease, or go get your money back. E-mail jpegs to Aantippas@aol.com. Or call 504-710 4506 |
Herbert Singleton, noted folk artist dies.from the New Orleans Times Picayune
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