This nondenominational evangelical preacher from Tallapoosa, Georgia began carving his inspirational interpretations of spiritual and contemporary secular themes during an apprenticeship with Elijah Pierce, a well-known African-American lay minister and wood carver in Columbus, Ohio. In his dramatic interpretations of the Harrowing of Hell, Almon shows the crucified Christ, descending into hell, claiming victory over death and evil. His work is in the collection of The Smithsonian American Art Museum.