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For the actor, see William Traylor. William Traylor (April 1, c. 1853 – October 23, 1949) was an African-American self-taught artist from Lowndes County, Alabama. [1] Born into slavery, Traylor spent the majority of his life after emancipation as a sharecropper. It was only after 1939, following his move to Montgomery, Alabama, that Traylor ...
Oct 10, 2018 · Bill Traylor Depicted His Brutal Lifetime With Vibrant Art. A new Smithsonian show, seven years in the making, takes a deep dive into the life of a self-taught artist and former slave. Roger ...
Biography. Bill Traylor was born around April 1, 1853, on the Alabama plantation of John Getson Traylor in Dallas County, near the towns of Pleasant Hill and Benton. Traylor and his siblings were born enslaved, as their parents had been. John Getson Traylor had died before Bill Traylor was born, but his brother, George Hartwell Traylor, kept ...
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Oct 11, 2018 · Bill Traylor:People’s Artist, Cover. On the occasion of Between Worlds: The Art of Bill Traylor, the first major retrospective ever organized for an artist born into slavery and the most comprehensive look at Bill Traylor’s work to date, at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Sept. 28, 2018 – Mar. 17, 2019, we take a look at a special Traylor work in our library collections.
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Bill Traylor (circa 1854-1949) was an extraordinary self -taught American artist whose work has captivated audiences and scholars with its raw, poignant storytelling and unique visual style. Born into slavery in Benton, Alabama, Traylor began his life as an artist later in his years, after moving to Montgomery, Alabama, where he lived and ...
This online gallery features selected artworks from the exhibition "Between Worlds: The Art of Bill Traylor," on view from September 28, 2018 to March 17, 2019 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. To learn more about Bill Traylor's life and art, refer to the monograph of the same title by Leslie Umberger, with introduction by artist Kerry James Marshall.
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Born Into Slavery, Bill Traylor Would Become a Leading Light of Self-Taught Art. A new show at the Smithsonian American Art museum highlights his work. Traylor’s work is often ambiguous: In 1939 ...
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