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Delilah W. Pierce Natural Perspective
Press Release For Immediate Release College Park, MD August 20, 2015 – Beginning September 27, 2015 Delilah W. Pierce Natural Perspective...
Stephen McDow
Aug 19, 20152 min read
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Delilah W. Pierce Mentioned in Black Women of the Harlem Renaissance Era
Delilah W. Pierce is mentioned in Black Women of the Harlem Renaissance Era. In the chapter about close friend, Lois Mailou Jones,...
Stephen McDow
Mar 26, 20151 min read
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Delilah W. Pierce in Smithsonian Year: Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the Year End
Delilah W. Pierce was very involved with the Smithsonian Institution throughout her life. In 1992 Delilah was published in: Delilah W....
Stephen McDow
Aug 15, 20141 min read
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The African American Washington, DC Elite Celebrate The Holiday’s
Known as the Gold Coast, the upper NW Washington, DC neighborhood is well respected for its affluent African American dwellers. Joseph...
Stephen McDow
Sep 23, 20131 min read
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Delilah W. Pierce Exhibited At A Tribute For The First African American Painter Of Note – Lois Jones
In February of 1979 Delilah W. Pierce was asked to exhibit at a tribute to artist Lois Mailou Jones (November 3, 1905 – June 9, 1998)...
Stephen McDow
Aug 30, 20132 min read
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Delilah W. Pierce Highlighted In Pearlie’s Prattle
Delilah W. Pierce and her life with Joseph Pierce highlighted in The Afro American’s column Pearlie’s Prattle. Learn more by reading:...
Stephen McDow
Jul 15, 20131 min read
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Delilah W. Pierce Hosted Phi Delta Kappa Meeting In The Gold Coast
Delilah W. Pierce hosted a planning meeting of the Phi Delta Kappa sorority at her home in the Washington, DC Gold Coast – A nickname for...
Stephen McDow
Jul 3, 20131 min read
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Delilah W. Pierce Attends Phi Delta Kappa Conclave In Chicago 1937
Delilah W. Pierce spent the holiday season attending the conclave of the Phi Delta Kappa Sorority, held in Chicago. It was promoted in...
Stephen McDow
Jul 3, 20131 min read
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Delilah W. Pierce’s Marriage Highlighted
In the December 19, 1936 Afro American an announcement was published highlighting the marriage of Delilah with Joseph L. Pierce. This was...
Stephen McDow
Jun 26, 20131 min read
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Delilah W. Pierce & Her Connection To The First African American Admitted To The National Press
Mr. Louis Lautier, Reporter Courtesy: Smithsonian National Museum of American History (Archives) Reporter Louis Lautier, who, according...
Stephen McDow
Jun 18, 20131 min read
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Delilah W. Pierce Helped Address Gender & Racial Inequality In Forever Free: Art By African-Amer
Delilah W. Pierce not only helped to expand black identity perceptions during her life and career as an artist, curator, educator and...
Stephen McDow
Jun 17, 20131 min read
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Delilah W. Pierce Mentioned In African American Almanac Authored by Lean’tin Bracks
Delilah W. Pierce is mentioned in the African American Almanac, authored by Lean’tin Bracks. Reviewer Emily Rose Compton-Dzak wrote:...
Stephen McDow
Jun 17, 20131 min read
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Delilah W. Pierce Included In Corcoran Gallery Book
In 1983 The Gallery published a book authored by historian and current Harvard University Adjunct Professor John Beardsley; color field...
Stephen McDow
Jun 13, 20131 min read
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Delilah W. Pierce Featured In Jet For Exhibition With Georgette Seabrooke Powell
Jet Magazine always dedicated a section to activities within the African American community around the country. In 1975 their June...
Stephen McDow
Jun 13, 20131 min read
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Delilah W. Pierce Very Much Part Of Black Arts Movement: Expanding Black Identity Perceptions
Delilah W. Pierce helped expand the Black Arts Movement with her figurative and abstract paintings. Her art helped express the diversity...
Stephen McDow
Jun 11, 20131 min read
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Delilah W. Pierce Featured At Corcoran Gallery
In 1996 the New Art Examiner, a Chicago based publication that began because it wanted to provide an “unique vantage point outside the...
Stephen McDow
Jun 11, 20131 min read
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Delilah W. Pierce’s Husband Joseph A Man Of Many Firsts – An African American of Excelle
Delilah W. Pierce’s husband, Joseph L. Pierce, was a man of distinction, integrity, and high pursuits during a very complex time in...
Stephen McDow
Mar 31, 20131 min read
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