{"product_id":"between-worlds-the-art-of-bill-traylor-hardcover","title":"Between Worlds: The Art of Bill Traylor - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeslie Umberger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephanie Stebich\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eKerry James Marshall\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA major new look at the work of one of America's foremost self-taught artists\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBill 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. \u003ci\u003eBetween Worlds \u003c\/i\u003epresents 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTraylor 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. \u003ci\u003eBetween Worlds \u003c\/i\u003econvenes 205 of his most powerful creations, including a number that have been previously unpublished.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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetween Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e reveals one man's visual record of African American life as a window into the overarching story of his nation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublished in association with the Smithsonian American Art Museum\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeslie Umberger\u003c\/b\u003e is curator of folk and self-taught art at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. \u003cb\u003eStephanie Stebich\u003c\/b\u003e is the Margaret and Terry Stent Director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. \u003cb\u003eKerry James Marshall\u003c\/b\u003e is an internationally renowned artist and 1997 MacArthur Fellow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 11.8 x 9.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 02, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757007995168,"sku":"9780691182674","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fd169eaaeaa95d0669482f3d40d5d230.webp?v=1780091401","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/between-worlds-the-art-of-bill-traylor-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}