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Elijah Pierce
American wood carver (1892–1984) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Elijah Pierce (1892–1984) was a 20th-century wood carver. 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 in 1982 with a National Heritage Fellowship for his art and influence in the woodcarving community.
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![]() Sculpture of Pierce in downtown Columbus | |
Born | (1892-03-05)March 5, 1892 Baldwyn, Mississippi, U.S. |
Died | May 7, 1984(1984-05-07) (aged 92) Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
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