Stephen Wiltshire Prints available to the highest bidders!
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Many of you will have heard of the world renowned autistic artist Stephen Wiltshire. He was featured in a programme a couple of weeks ago in the BBC television programme ‘Extraordinary Lives’. This followed his progress as a person with autism who has achieved fame through his art but also who has overcome his considerable difficulties of communication and social interaction in order to follow his vocation. He was first featured in a programme about, as they were then called, ‘autistic savants’ over 20 years ago when he was a very young boy already skilled in his drawings of architectural scenes.
Stephen was extremely generous to autism.west midlands recently and donated three signed prints to auction to help us raise money. One has already been sold and I am therefore delighted to offer these two prints (unframed) to the next highest bidders! The first is an early drawing of Stephen’s of the British Museum in London , the second is a recently drawn (2006) street scene in New York including his favourite yellow taxis!
Stephen’s work is extremely collectable, the more so since ‘Extraordinary Lives’ featured him as an artist and a person with autism so I am seeking substantial offers for these either as a pair or individually. The money raised will go towards our major Fundraising Appeal (target £3million!!).
Please write to me with your offer (genuine offers only please) either by post to Carolyn Bailey, Chief Executive, autism.west midlands, 18 Highfield Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 3DU or by email to carolynb@autismwestmidlands.org.uk. The closing date for bids is Monday 30 th June.
I look forward to hearing from all of you who would like the chance to own a very collectable piece of art by a truly remarkable young man.
Carolyn Bailey
Chief Executive
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