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Delilah Pierce

African American painter

Delilah W. Pierce
Born	(1904-03-03)March 3, 1904 Washington, District of Columbia, United States[1]
Died	May 27, 1992(1992-05-27) (aged 88) Washington, District of Columbia, United States[2]
Website	delilahwpierce.com

Delilah Williams Pierce (March 3, 1904 – 1992) was an African American artist, curator and educator based in Washington, District of Columbia.^[1][2][3] Pierce is best known for abstract paintings depicting the natural world. Her work also includes portraiture, landscapes, and still lifes.^[4]

One of her works is in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian Museum of American Art.^[1]

A month before her death in 1992, she obtained an honorary degree from the University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC (DHL). She supported local education.^[2]

• Dunbar High School, Washington, D.C.^[5]
• 1923 Teachers Certification, Miner Normal School, Washington, D.C.^[5]
• 1925 Domestic Art Education Diploma, Miner Normal School, Washington, D.C.^[5]
• 1931 BS, Howard University, Washington, D.C.^[5]
• 1939 MA, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, New York^[5]

• DC Waterfront, Maine Avenue, 1957, Smithsonian Museum of American Art, Washington, D.C.
• Gayhead Cliffs, Martha's Vineyard, not dated, Howard University Art Gallery, Washington, D.C.

• Clarenbach, Catharine B. (2010). Mind, body, and spirit : celebrating regional women artists : January 18-March 14, 2010, University of Maryland University College. Adelphi, Md.: University of Maryland University College.
• Henkes, Robert (1993). The art of Black American women : works of twenty-four artists of the twentieth century. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. ISBN 9780899508184.