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Elijah Pierce

Elijah Pierce (1892 - 1984) was active/lived in Ohio, Mississippi.  Elijah Pierce is known for Folk art carvings, narrative, teacher, collaborative art.

A folk-art carver of bas reliefs, Elijah Pierce created works that "are considered to be among the most important American folk carvings" of the 20th Century. (Rosenak 215). Described as a sculptural storyteller, he did carvings of African-American sports heroes, biblical subjects and political and social issues. He is best known for his religious carvings including the Book of Wood, a series of thirty-three large reliefs with each representing one of the thirty-three years of the life on earth of Jesus Christ.

Elijah Pierce began carving as a young child in Mississippi and settled in Columbus, Ohio where he ran his barbershop that had two rooms---one for the barber customers and one for displaying his carving.

The largest collection of work including the "Book of Wood" series is at The Columbus Museum of Art in Columbus, Ohio. In 1993, that museum held a retrospective exhibition of his work, "Elijah Pierce, Woodcarver". With more than 170 pieces, the exhibit trave   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 6314 characters.]  Artist bio

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