Delilah W. Pierce Portfolio

Art critic Judith Means:

“The way she perceives the world, with joy and optimism, and the stunning clarity of her finely-developed aesthetic sense are integral not only to her character but also to the vivid visual textures of her work.”

To add more context to Delilah W. Pierce one has to understand the environment that surrounded her from birth to her formidable young adult and adult years. The child of a service worker and home maker, Delilah grew up in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, DC not too far from the famous U Street corridor – which was at the time the center of African American culture and society. Delilah W. Pierce consumed the successes of African American’s who freed themselves through education, much like what Booker T. Washington wrote about during his life.