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03526aam a2200481Ii 4500 001 A21D238ECF3111EB9A1890BA3BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210617010040 008 200207s2020 paua bc 001 0deng d 020 $a 1911300873 020 $a 9781911300878 035 $a (OCoLC)1139138639 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d ERASA $d BDX $d OCLCQ $d UKMGB $d OCLCF $d FNE $d OCL $d YDXIT $d UAP $d OCLCO $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 4 $a NK9798.P44 $b A4 2020 082 04 $a 730/.92 $2 23 082 04 $a 709.04 100 1 $a Pierce, Elijah, $e artist. 245 10 $a Elijah Pierce's America / $c edited by Nancy Ireson and Zoe Whitley ; with contributions by Sampada Aranke, Theaster Gates, Michael D. Hall. 264 1 $a Philadelphia : $b Paul Holberton Publishing, $c [2020] 300 $a 206 pages : $b illustrations (chiefly color) ; $c 28 cm 500 $a Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia from September 27, 2020 - January 10, 2021. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-202) and indexes. 520 8 $a Elijah Pierce (1892-1984) was born the youngest son of a former slave on a Mississippi farm. He began carving at an early age when his father gave him his first pocketknife. Pierce became known for his wood carvings nationally and then internationally for the first time in the 1970s. Accompanying a major exhibition at the Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, this publication seeks to revisit the art of Elijah Pierce and see it in its own right, not simply as 'naive'. Elijah Pierce made his living as a barber; he was also a qualified preacher. Just as his barber shop was a place for gossip and meeting, so his art reflects his own and his community's concerns, but also universal themes. Through his carvings Pierce told his own life story and chronicled the African-American experience. His subjects ranged from politics to religious stories but he seldom distinguished the race of his figures - he thought of them as everyman. His secular carvings show his love of baseball, boxing, comics and the movies, and also reflect his appreciation for American heroes who fought for justice and liberty. In 1932, Pierce completed 'the Book of Wood', which he considered his best work. Originally carved as individual scenes, the completed 'Book' tells the story of Jesus carved in bas-relief. He and his wife Cornelia held "sacred art demonstrations" to explain the meaning of the Book of Wood. Exhibition: Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, USA (14.06.-07.09.2020). 600 10 $a Pierce, Elijah $v Exhibitions. 650 0 $a African American wood-carving $v Exhibitions. 650 0 $a Folk art $z United States $v Exhibitions. 600 17 $a Pierce, Elijah. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00272610 650 7 $a Folk art. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00928587 650 7 $a African American wood-carving. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00799532 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 655 7 $a Exhibition catalogs. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01424028 655 7 $a Exhibition catalogs. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Illustrated works. $2 lcgft 700 1 $a Ireson, Nancy, $e editor. 700 1 $a Whitely, Zoe, $e editor. 700 1 $a Aranke, Sampada, $e contributor. 700 1 $a Gates, Theaster, $d 1973- $e contributor. 700 1 $a Hall, Michael D., $d 1941- $e contributor. 710 2 $a Barnes Foundation, $e issuing body. $e issuing body. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20220317020142.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=A21D238ECF3111EB9A1890BA3BECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search