As early as 1927, the newspapers were lauding Pierce as "one of the screen's best make up men". Here is a clipping from an unknown newspaper source that show his incredible work on the makeup for actor Jacques Lernier in "The Monkey Talks". This was even before his more recognized work on Conrad Veidt for "The Man Who Laughs" a year later. The photo includes an inset of Pierce, one of the few portraits that are known that were taken of him.
