Bill Traylor
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 75 years ago |
| Date of birth | April 1,1854 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Benton |
| Alabama | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | October 23,1949 |
| Died | Montgomery |
| Alabama | |
| United States | |
| On view | Smithsonian American Art Museum |
| High Museum of Art | |
| Birmingham Museum of Art | |
| Job | Artist |
| Books | Bill Traylor |
| Deep Blues: Bill Traylor, Self-taught Artist | |
| Bill Traylor Drawings: From the Collection of Joseph H. Wilkinson and an Anonymous Chicago Collector | |
| Bill Traylor, 1854-1947: December 15, 1988-January 14, 1989 | |
| A Black Elephant With a Brown Ear | |
| Works | Red Man |
| Spotted Cat | |
| Black Pig | |
| Blacksmith Shop | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 600094 |
Bill Traylor Life story
William Traylor was an African-American self-taught artist from Lowndes County, Alabama. 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 began to draw.
Bill Traylor Photos
