Good and Evil
Date1983
Mediumpainted relief wood carving
DimensionsCarving: 14 7/16 × 16 3/4 inches (36.7 × 42.5 cm)
Framed: 14 3/4 × 17 1/2 × 1 inches (37.5 × 44.5 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of The Judith Alexander Foundation.
Object number2011.20.4
Copyright© Mary Alice Almon.
The images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextLeroy Almon Sr. was a nondenominational evangelical preacher from Tallapoosa, Georgia, who began carving his interpretations of spiritual and secular themes during an apprenticeship with Elijah Pierce, a well-known African American lay minister and wood carver in Columbus, Ohio. Almon met Pierce when he moved briefly to Ohio to take a job with Coca-Cola.
First collaborating and then making his own works of art, Almon returned to Tallapoosa for another job. Like his mentor Pierce, Almon has become famous for his painted bas-relief depictions of African American life and religious imagery.
