Artist

Bernard Steffen

born Neodesha, KS 1907-died Flushing, NY 1980
Also known as
  • Bernard Joseph Steffen
  • Bernard J. Steffen
Born
Neodesha, Kansas, United States
Died
Flushing, New York, United States
Active in
  • Woodstock, New York, United States

Works by this artist (5 items)

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Elijah Pierce, Christ Carrying the Cross, ca. 1972, carved, painted and varnished wood with glitter mounted on painted corrugated cardboard with paper collage, painted stones and glitter, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.260
Christ Carrying the Cross
Artist
Dateca. 1972
carved, painted and varnished wood with glitter mounted on painted corrugated cardboard with paper collage, painted stones and glitter
On view
Elijah Pierce, Peace with Honor, 1973, painted wood, glitter, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of David L. Davies, 1992.37.4
Peace with Honor
Artist
Date1973
painted wood, glitter
Not on view
Elijah Pierce, Elephant, ca. 1978, painted and carved wood, pebbles, plastic, and rhinestone, Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Margaret Z. Robson Collection, Gift of John E. and Douglas O. Robson, 2016.38.60
Elephant
Artist
Dateca. 1978
painted and carved wood, pebbles, plastic, and rhinestone
Not on view
Elijah Pierce, Your Life Is a Book and Every Day Is a Page, 1973, carved and painted wood with glitter, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.261
Your Life Is a Book and Every Day Is a Page
Artist
Date1973
carved and painted wood with glitter
Not on view