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Between Worlds - The Art of Bill Traylor (Hardcover)
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Between Worlds - The Art of Bill Traylor (Hardcover)
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A major new look at the work of one of America's foremost
self-taught artists Bill Traylor (ca. 1853-1949) came to art-making
on his own and found his creative voice without guidance; today he
is remembered as a renowned American artist. Traylor was born into
slavery on an Alabama plantation, and his experiences spanned
multiple worlds-black and white, rural and urban, old and new-as
well as the crucibles that indelibly shaped America-the Civil War,
Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and the Great Migration. Between Worlds
presents an unparalleled look at the work of this enigmatic and
dazzling artist, who blended common imagery with arcane symbolism,
narration with abstraction, and personal vision with the beliefs
and folkways of his time. Traylor was about twelve when the Civil
War ended. After six more decades of farm labor, he moved, aging
and alone, into segregated Montgomery. In the last years of his
life, he drew and painted works depicting plantation memories and
the rising world of African American culture. Upon his death he
left behind over a thousand pieces of art. Between Worlds convenes
205 of his most powerful creations, including a number that have
been previously unpublished. This beautiful and carefully
researched book assesses Traylor's biography and stylistic
development, and for the first time interprets his scenes as
ongoing narratives, conveying enduring, interrelated themes.
Between Worlds reveals one man's visual record of African American
life as a window into the overarching story of his nation.
Published in association with the Smithsonian American Art Museum
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