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Delilah W. Pierce and Alma W. Thomas were dear friends and cohorts. According to family representatives of Ms. Pierce, they recall them...

On February 12, 1985 the National Museum of American Art in Washington, DC hosted an exhibition and talk entitled:  An Evening with...

On June 23, 1984 Delilah W. Pierce was the featured artist at the Wayland House Gallery in Washington, DC. The exhibition was promoted in...

On September 12, 1950 Delilah W. Pierce was featured in an article highlighting the achievements of a Washington, DC business called The...

Delilah W. Pierce was highlighted in 1971 by being included in The International Review of African American Art, Volume 14 – Published by...

In 1983 the Washington Afro-American promoted the Smithsonian’s special event for Black History Month: The Black Artist in Wash, DC....

According to the Smithsonian Archives of American Art Delilah W. Pierce was to exhibit at The National Women’s Caucus for Art – College...

Delilah W. Pierce was a very active artist, curator, and educator. One of her talks was promoted in The Washingtonian Magazine in 1985....

Delilah W. Pierce led by example and was an advocate for lifting up underserved communities. That’s why she was a fierce supporter of The...

Delilah W. Pierce was very active in her sorority. In 1952 she was listed as a delegate at the 1952 conclave. Click to view: Delegates...

Delilah W. Pierce was not only an artist, she was an activist, educator and community leader. Ms. Pierce believed in supporting...

Author Helen Tierney published a cannon of female African American painters. In her anthology she covered the wider expressions of...

Delilah W. Pierce dedicated her life to fighting for equal rights for women, equal education, and fairness for people of color. Her art...

The Washington Water Color Association is holding its Spring Art Exhibition from March 5 to May 31 2013 at the Woman’s National...

In 1983 the Evan-Tibbs Collection published Richard Dempsey, Lois Jones, Delilah Pierce, James Porter, Alma Thomas, James Wells: Six...

In 1971 Delilah W. Pierce gave a talk at the Harvard Club of Cape Cod  (formerly Harvard Radcliffe Club of Cape Cod)  in Hyannis, MA. Jet...

Dorothy West, American author is “remembered for her sharp, observations of economic, social, class, racial and gender issues within the...

Delilah W. Pierce is the illustrator of the Cottagers Cookbook, published in 1978. Delilah was a founding member of the Cottagers, an Oak...

As with many in the African American elite, Delilah W. Pierce was often included in Jet Magazine’s society pages. In 1968 Delilah was...

In 1952 Delilah W. Pierce published an article in the Negro History Bulletin, Volume 15 entitled: Education Of The Negro. Delilah...