Detail View: The AMICA Library: Your Life Is a Book and Every Day Is a Page
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AMICA ID:
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SAAM.1986.65.261
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AMICA Library Year:
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1999
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Name:
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Pierce, Elijah
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Creator Nationality:
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North American; American
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Creator Role:
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Artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1892-1984
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Elijah Pierce
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Title:
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Your Life Is a Book and Every Day Is a Page
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Title Type:
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Title
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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1973
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Creation Start Date:
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1973
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Creation End Date:
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1973
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Materials and Techniques:
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carved and painted wood with glitter
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Dimensions:
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17 3/4 x 27 1/8 x 1 1/4 in. (45.1 x 68.9 x 3.2 cm.)
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AMICA Contributor:
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Owner Location:
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Washington, DC, USA
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ID Number:
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1986.65.261
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
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Inscriptions:
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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
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Copyright:
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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SAAM.1986.65.261.tif
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