Elijah Pierce (1892 - 1984)
1892-03-05Baldwyn, USA1984-05-07Columbus, USAUSA
Elijah Pierce
Elijah Pierce was a 20th-century wood carver. Pierce was the youngest in his family born from a former slave on a farm in Baldwyn. He began carving at a young age using a pocket knife. He first started carving animals because of his prior life of growing up on a farm. Pierce was honored with the National Heritage Fellowship for his art and influence in the woodcarving community in 1982.
Date and place of birt: | 5 march 1892, Baldwyn, USA |
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Date and place of death: | 7 may 1984, Columbus, USA |
Nationality: | USA |
Period of activity: | XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Wood carver |
Art style: | Primitivism, Folk Art, Naïve art |