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| Title | : | I Heard God Talking to Me: William Edmondson and His Stone Carvings |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.14 (726 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0374335281 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 64 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-06 |
| Language | : | English |
Rutgers University Project on Economics and Children Yana V. Rodgers William Edmondson, the child of freed slaves, spent most his life working hard in a variety of low-paid jobs, including field hand and janitor, before Divine intervention changed the course of his life. When he was about 57 years old, religious visions directed him to. "Rapture in Stone" according to dream factory. "One night God talked so loud he woke me up. pick up my tools and start to work" So starts the legendary vision and transformation of William Edmondson. Son of slaves who had religious visions inspiring him to carve stone sculptures. From sewer worker / janitor to hav. "This is a phenomenal work that meshes the visual and sculptural world of William Edmondson with the poetry of Elizabeth Spires!" according to Deb. William Edmondson listened to voices no one heard and saw things only visible in his mind's eye. God was watching over him and relaying, in visions and in voice, what his life's work would be. Edmondson, who was the son of freed slaves, was illiterate, but he was no s
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.. 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. 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. And so he began to carve – tombstones, birdbaths, and stylized human figures, whose spirits seemed to emerge fully formed from the stone. One night in the early 1930s, William Edmondson, the son of former slaves and a janitor in Nashville, Tennessee, heard God speaking to him
. Grade 7 Up—In 23 poems, Spires pays homage to a little-known folk sculptor, William Edmondson. Born on a former plantation outside Nashville in 1874, he was well into his 50s and had spent nearly a lifetime in a variety of jobs ranging from racehorse swipe to janitor when he heard God speaking to him. All in all, Spires has presented readers with a delightful glimpse into the life and work of a relative unknown. Poems paired with photographs of the sculptor weave in some of the artist's own words to flesh out his biography. The "Three Crows," for example, proclaim "'cause Will made us /cooler than cool, three crows/looking over your shoulder.'" Though this personification feels forced or simplistic in a poem or two, in others the simplicity matches the unassuming nature of the subject itself. In poems pair
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