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Thursday, October 1, 2020

'Every Piece I Carve Is A Message': Elijah Pierce Aimed To Do God's Work In Wood

A page from The Book of Wood: Rose of Sharon, Jesus Heals Woman Bleeding, Judas Kiss, Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, 1932, paint on carved wood, mounted on wood panels

An exhibition at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia showcases the art of barber, Baptist preacher and self-taught woodworker Elijah Pierce.

(Image credit: Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio)



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