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Delilah W. Pierce Participates In District of Columbia Appropriation Bill For 1941 Hearings Before T
As a member of the Phi Delta Kappa Sorority, Delilah W. Pierce fought so that Washington, DC and all underserved school districts,...
Stephen McDow
Jul 15, 20131 min read
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
Delilah W. Pierce Mentioned In Collecting African American Art by Dr. Halima Taha
Delilah W. Pierce Mentioned In Collecting African American Art by Dr. Halima Taha and published by Crown Publishing Group in 1998. Learn...
Stephen McDow
Jun 17, 20131 min read
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
Delilah W. Pierce Received NAACP Life Membership For Phi Delta Kappa Service
In 1964, president of the Atlantic City branch of Phi Delta Kappa, Delilah W. Pierce received a NAACP life membership for her service....
Stephen McDow
Jun 11, 20131 min read
Delilah W. Pierce & The First African American Privately Owned Gallery In US
The Barnett Aden Gallery, founded in 1943 by James Vernon Herring (1897-1969) and Alonzo Aden (1906-1961), was the first privately owned...
Stephen McDow
May 22, 20131 min read
The Smithsonian National Museum of American Art Hosted: An Evening with Delilah W. Pierce
On February 12, 1985 the National Museum of American Art in Washington, DC hosted an exhibition and talk entitled: An Evening with...
Stephen McDow
May 15, 20131 min read
Delilah W. Pierce Helps A Great Depression Business Make History
On September 12, 1950 Delilah W. Pierce was featured in an article highlighting the achievements of a Washington, DC business called The...
Stephen McDow
May 12, 20132 min read
Delilah W. Pierce Participates In Smithsonian Special Event For Black History Month
In 1983 the Washington Afro-American promoted the Smithsonian’s special event for Black History Month: The Black Artist in Wash, DC....
Stephen McDow
May 7, 20131 min read
Delilah W. Pierce & Fellow Artists’ Files For Exhibition Of African-American Women Artists
According to the Smithsonian Archives of American Art Delilah W. Pierce was to exhibit at The National Women’s Caucus for Art – College...
Stephen McDow
May 7, 20131 min read
Delilah W. Pierce’s Artwork Featured In Exhibition 1974-75 At the Anacostia Neighborhood Museu
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...
Stephen McDow
May 6, 20131 min read
Delilah W. Pierce Mentioned In Janet Gail Abbott’s Dissertation In Art History
Pennsylvania State University graduate, Janet Gail Abbott, captured the struggles and successes in African American art history in her...
Stephen McDow
Apr 22, 20131 min read
Delilah W. Pierce Featured in African American Visual Artists
In 2001 Delilah W. Pierce was included in Daniel J. Frye’s African American Visual Artists: An Annotated Bibliography of Educational...
Stephen McDow
Apr 22, 20131 min read
Delilah W. Pierce At The Smithsonian American Art Museum
In 2009 the Smithsonian’s American Art Museum added Delilah W. Pierce and her DC Waterfront, Maine Avenue piece to their permanent...
Stephen McDow
Apr 22, 20131 min read
Delilah W. Pierce & Husband Included in Library Of Congress’ The Negro In The United State
Prior to 1970 African American’s and their works were not catalogued in the Library of Congress, unless it was fiction. Dorothy B....
Stephen McDow
Apr 22, 20133 min read
Delilah W. Pierce Featured in Bearing Witness: Contemporary works by African American women artists
In 1996 Delilah W. Pierce’s art was featured in Bearing Witness: Contemporary words by African American women artists. The book was...
Stephen McDow
Apr 22, 20131 min read
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
Delilah W. Pierce Participated In Phi Delta Kappa Sorority Luncheon 1962
Delilah W. Pierce attended the 1962 sorority luncheon celebrating founders’ day. Members from 5 cities were in attendance. About Phi...
Stephen McDow
Mar 24, 20131 min read
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