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Recent Attention

Charlotte Observer, September 18, 2012.  "The Ultimate Clip Joint."

Southwest Airlines Spirit Magazine featured Pearl in its June 2012 edition. The article "Power of One" looks at individuals who have found happiness in selfless giving (scroll to the bottom to read about Pearl).

Cleveland Plain Dealer article "Topiary artist Pearl Fryar to speak, demonstrate work in Youngstown" about Pearl and his May 2012 appearance in Youngstown, Ohio.

Please scroll down for past media attention.
 
Speaking Engagements

Upcoming Events at Which pearl is speaking

No events are scheduled at this time.

 

 

Past engagements

April 13, 2013

The Philip Simmons Foundation, Charleston, SC.

February 20, 2013

Co sponsored event by Oregon College of Art and Craft and the Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, Oregon.

October 28, 2012

The Gregg Museum, NC State, Raleigh, North Carolina.

October 13, 2012

Gerych's Flowers & Distinctive Gifts, Fenton, Michigan.

September 27, 2012

The Landscape Show, Orlando, Florida.

August 18, 2012

Philip Simmons Foundation, Charleston, South Carolina.

August 3-4, 2012

DuSable Museum of African American History, Chicago, Illinois.

May 25, 2012

Glencairn Bloomfest, Rock Hill, South Carolina.

May 10-11, 2012

Fellows Riverside Gardens, Youngstown, Ohio.

April 25, 2012

Diversity Day, NASA, Langley, Virginia.

April 18-19, 2012

School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.

April 4, 2012

Carrie T. Watson Garden Club, Erie, Pennsylvania.

March 27, 2012

American Boxwood Society, Charleston, South Carolina.

March 30, 2012

American Public Gardens Association, Charlotte, North Carolina.

March 2-3, 2012

Paul J. Ciener Botanical Gardens, Kernersville, North Carolina.

October 29, 2011

Wells Fargo Community Celebration, Charlotte, North Carolina.

September 30, 2011

Booz Allen Hamilton African American Forum, Washington, DC.

 

If you would like to have Pearl come speak to your organization or at an event, please contact his agent:

Libbie Johnson
Johnson-Powell Lecture Group
(828) 859-2250 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 
Awards
Award Name
Place
Year
Elizabeth O'Neill Verner Special Award
South Carolina Arts Commision
2013
Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award
Coker College
2009
eta Creative Arts Foundation
“Thriving Through Change” gala honoree
2009
Arch of Triumph gala honoree
Johnson C. Smith University
2009
SC Legislative Black Caucus Chairman Award
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2008
Richard Allen Award
Allen University
2007
Medal of Honor in the Arts
Winthrop University
Small tree
Pearl Fryar Day
declared by Mayor of Bishopville
May 6, 2006
Blue Ribbon award
Turner South
2004
SC Ambassador for Economic Development
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2003
Pearl Fryar Day
designated by the SC House of Representatives
June 27, 1998
Key to the City of Davidson, N.C.
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Key to the City of Bishopville, S.C.
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Key to the City of Columbia, S.C.
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A Man Named Pearl

In 2006, the documentary A Man Named Pearl was released to critical acclaim.  The film was directed and produced by Scott Galloway and Brent Pierson. Since its release, it has won awards and has been screened throughout the country and shown on multiple cable television channels.  The DVD is available for purchase in the garden.

By ordering your copy using the following link, 15% of your order will help support the Garden Conservancy's work at Pearl Fryar's Topiary Garden:
http://affiliates.docurama.com/jrox.php?id=10125_82

View the "A Man Named Pearl" trailer:

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A Man Named Pearl, Documentary produced by Scott Galloway and Brent Pierson; Distributed by
Shadow Distributors, Inc., Waterville, ME.
 
Past Press

"The Ultimate Clip Joint", John Bordsen, Charlotte Observer, September 18, 2012.

"Power of One", Southwest Airlines Spirit Magazine, June 2012. Scroll to the bottom to read about Pearl.

"Topiary artist Pearl Fryar to speak, demonstrate work in Youngstown" Julie Washington, Cleveland Plain Dealer, May 2012.

Oprah's OWN channel started airing A Man Named Pearl on Super Soul Sunday in fall 2011.  Watch the trailer here.

Pearl and Longue Vue executive director Joe Baker were interviewed by news channel WWL-TV in October 2010.

Bishopville Man Cultivating His Dream. WACH Fox News, August 2010.

Planting Hope, Gates Foundation, 2010.

The Martha Stewart Show, 2010.
http://www.marthastewart.com/article/pearl-fryar-topiary-garden

Pearl's 2009 John Deere commercial.

"As We This Garden", Beth Dow, Harper's Magazine, November 2010.

Southern Living magazine, September 2010.

“Bishopville topiary art teaches us key lessons,” Betty Montgomery, Times-News, August 9, 2010.

“Pearl gardens his way and shows you how to garden ‘the way you like’ too”, Kathy Van Mullekom, Daily Press, February 4, 2010.

Cover, the Garden Conservancy Newsletter, Fall 2009.

“Pearl’s Wisdom: Topiary artist creates works of organic art with a message” Mary James, San Diego Union-Tribune, August 16, 2009.

“Pearl of Wisdom”, Julie Degni Marr, Charlotte Living, July-August 2009.

“Topiarist Pearl Fryar,” Bobby J. Ward, Horticulture Magazine, August-September 2008.

“More of Pearl’s Wisdom”, Molly Glentzer, The Houston Chronicle, August 22, 2008.

“Garden Paradise: A Man Plants Seeds of Harmony”, Brendan Miniter, The Wall Street Journal, August 1, 2008.

“Topiarist Pearl Fryar sculpts green dreams”, Kathy Gilbert, Chattanooga Times Free Press, June 28, 2008.

“Clip Art: The Enchantment of Topiary”, Tom Woodham, Veranda, September 2007.

“S.C topiary guru cultivates his talent” Martha Tate, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, September 27, 2007.

“A South Carolina garden that’ll grow on you”, Marty Barrick, Washington Post, August 10, 2007.

“Garden on Creativity”, Annette Thompson, Southern Living, July 2007.

“Towering ambition gets loose in the yard,” William L. Hamilton, The New York Times, March 10, 2005.