Elijah Pierce (1892 - 1984) - photo 1

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.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:5 march 1892, Baldwyn, USA
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

Creators USA

Robert Graham (1938 - 2008)
Robert Graham
1938 - 2008
Peter Saul (1934)
Peter Saul
1934
John McNamara (1950)
John McNamara
1950
Michael Heizer (1944)
Michael Heizer
1944
Beniamino Benvenuto Bufano (1898 - 1970)
Beniamino Benvenuto Bufano
1898 - 1970
James (Jim) Torlakson (1951)
James (Jim) Torlakson
1951
Joyce Pensato (1941 - 2019)
Joyce Pensato
1941 - 2019
Thomas Sully (1783 - 1872)
Thomas Sully
1783 - 1872
Moses Soyer (1899 - 1974)
Moses Soyer
1899 - 1974
Stuart Davis (1892 - 1964)
Stuart Davis
1892 - 1964
Cyrus Edwin Dallin (1861 - 1944)
Cyrus Edwin Dallin
1861 - 1944
William Michael Harnett (1848 - 1892)
William Michael Harnett
1848 - 1892
Richard Pousette-Dart (1916 - 1992)
Richard Pousette-Dart
1916 - 1992
John Kane (1860 - 1934)
John Kane
1860 - 1934
Ludolfs Liberts (1895 - 1959)
Ludolfs Liberts
1895 - 1959
Adrian Piper (1948)
Adrian Piper
1948

Creators Folk Art

Ammi Phillips (1788 - 1865)
Ammi Phillips
1788 - 1865
Hilary Pecis (1979)
Hilary Pecis
1979
Bessie Harvey (1929 - 1994)
Bessie Harvey
1929 - 1994
Antonio Ligabue (1899 - 1965)
Antonio Ligabue
1899 - 1965
Maud Lewis (1903 - 1970)
Maud Lewis
1903 - 1970
Moses Ernest Tolliver (1925 - 2006)
Moses Ernest Tolliver
1925 - 2006
James Charles Castle (1899 - 1977)
James Charles Castle
1899 - 1977
Alexander Nikolaevich Volkov (1886 - 1957)
Alexander Nikolaevich Volkov
1886 - 1957
Fritz G. Vogt (1842 - 1900)
Fritz G. Vogt
1842 - 1900
Ulrich Martinelli (1911 - 1989)
Ulrich Martinelli
1911 - 1989
Thornton Dial (1928 - 2016)
Thornton Dial
1928 - 2016
Wosene Worke Kosrof (1950)
Wosene Worke Kosrof
1950
Clementine Hunter (1887 - 1988)
Clementine Hunter
1887 - 1988
Héctor Julio Bernabó (Carybé) (1911 - 1997)
Héctor Julio Bernabó (Carybé)
1911 - 1997
Curt Mühlenhaupt (1921 - 2006)
Curt Mühlenhaupt
1921 - 2006
Valadez José Raúl Anguiano (1915 - 2006)
Valadez José Raúl Anguiano
1915 - 2006