I Heard God Talking to Me
William Edmondson and His Stone Carvings
1st ed.
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Author
Publication
2009-01-20 - Frances Foster Books, New York, USA, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
14,000 words, Guess
Page Count
56 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveiheardgodtalking00spir
- ISBN-100374335281
- ISBN-139780374335281
- LibraryThing7726142
- Goodreads5558586
and 4 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2008002343
- OCLC Control Number213598395
- Better World Books9780374335281
- Open LibraryOL18533902M
Classifications
- DDC[Fic]
- LCCPZ7.S7568 Iaj 2009
- LCCPZ7.S7568Iaj 2009
and 1 more
- LCCPS3569.P554 I5 2009
Description
One night in the early 1930s, William Edmondson, the son of former slaves and a janitor in Nashville, Tennessee, heard God speaking to him. And so he began to carve—tombstones, birdbaths, and stylized human figures, whose spirits seemed to emerge fully formed from the stone. Soon Edmondson's talents caught the eye of prominent members of the art world, and in 1937 he became the first black artist to have a solo exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Here, in twenty-three free-verse poems, award-winning poet Elizabeth Spires gives voice to Edmondson and his creations, which tell their individual stories with wit and passion. With stunning photographs, including ten archival masterpieces by Louise Dahl-Wolfe and Edward Weston, this is a compelling portrait of a truly original American artist.
Description
As his sculptures introduce themselves, African American artist and Tennessee native William Edmondson, who lived during the first half of the twentieth century, recounts episodes from his life, including how God called him toward his vocation of stone carving.
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Genres
- Fiction
- Juvenile fiction
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