COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
SAAM.1986.65.261
AMICA Library Year:
1999
Object Type:
Sculpture
Creator Name:
Pierce, Elijah
Creator Nationality:
North American; American
Creator Role:
Artist
Creator Dates/Places:
1892-1984
Creator Name-CRT:
Elijah Pierce
Title:
Your Life Is a Book and Every Day Is a Page
Title Type:
Title
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
1973
Creation Start Date:
1973
Creation End Date:
1973
Materials and Techniques:
carved and painted wood with glitter
Dimensions:
17 3/4 x 27 1/8 x 1 1/4 in. (45.1 x 68.9 x 3.2 cm.)
AMICA Contributor:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Owner Location:
Washington, DC, USA
ID Number:
1986.65.261
Credit Line:
Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
Inscriptions:
paper backing across center in blue ink: By E-Pierce/4-16-1973 (underlined)paperbacking across center below signature in blue ink: Top (underlined) Mr And Mrs. Estus./Thanks,paper backing upper right in brown ink: H.W.H. (underlined)/2115panel acrosstop carved and in silver paint: YOUR+LIFE.IS.A/BOOK AND EVERY DAY/IS A PAGE
Copyright:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Related Image Identifier Link:
SAAM.1986.65.261.tif
