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

David Diao (1943)
David Diao
1943
Christopher Brown (1951)
Christopher Brown
1951
Roy Newell (1914 - 2006)
Roy Newell
1914 - 2006
Joseph H. Davis (1811 - 1865)
Joseph H. Davis
1811 - 1865
Adolph Alexander Weinman (1870 - 1952)
Adolph Alexander Weinman
1870 - 1952
Edward Hopper (1882 - 1967)
Edward Hopper
1882 - 1967
Martins Krumins (1900 - 1992)
Martins Krumins
1900 - 1992
Hovsep Pushman (1877 - 1966)
Hovsep Pushman
1877 - 1966
Mark Tansey (1949)
Mark Tansey
1949
Hedda Sterne (1910 - 2011)
Hedda Sterne
1910 - 2011
Larry Poons (1937)
Larry Poons
1937
Frederick William MacMonnies (1863 - 1937)
Frederick William MacMonnies
1863 - 1937
Robert Kushner (1949)
Robert Kushner
1949
Florian Maier-Aichen (1973)
Florian Maier-Aichen
1973
Lee Bontecou (1931 - 2022)
Lee Bontecou
1931 - 2022
Brenda Putnam (1890 - 1975)
Brenda Putnam
1890 - 1975

Creators Folk Art

Maud Lewis (1903 - 1970)
Maud Lewis
1903 - 1970
Edwin Weyburn Goodwin (1800 - 1845)
Edwin Weyburn Goodwin
1800 - 1845
Baya Mahieddine (1931 - 1998)
Baya Mahieddine
1931 - 1998
George Widener (1962)
George Widener
1962
David Davidovich Burliuk (1882 - 1967)
David Davidovich Burliuk
1882 - 1967
Jean Hugo (1894 - 1984)
Jean Hugo
1894 - 1984
Thornton Dial (1928 - 2016)
Thornton Dial
1928 - 2016
Olga Nikolayevna Sacharoff (1889 - 1967)
Olga Nikolayevna Sacharoff
1889 - 1967
Hiroyuki Doi (1946)
Hiroyuki Doi
1946
Horace Clifford Westermann (1922 - 1981)
Horace Clifford Westermann
1922 - 1981
Zeljko Seles (1954)
Zeljko Seles
1954
Robert Kushner (1949)
Robert Kushner
1949
Herbert Singleton (1945 - 2007)
Herbert Singleton
1945 - 2007
Wilson Bigaud (1931 - 2010)
Wilson Bigaud
1931 - 2010
Kazimir Severinovich Malevich (1879 - 1935)
Kazimir Severinovich Malevich
1879 - 1935
Alexander Nikolaevich Volkov (1886 - 1957)
Alexander Nikolaevich Volkov
1886 - 1957
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