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BILL TRAYLOR by Debra Purden and Valerie Rousseau (2018 Hardcover){B7}
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- ISBN
- 9788874398218
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
5 Continents
ISBN-10
8874398212
ISBN-13
9788874398218
eBay Product ID (ePID)
242841094
Product Key Features
Book Title
Bill Traylor
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Language
English
Topic
American / African American, History / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945), Folk & Outsider Art
Publication Year
2018
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
46.2 Oz
Item Length
12.5 in
Item Width
8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2018-377499
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
970.980
Synopsis
Born into slavery around 1853-4 on a cotton plantation in Benton, Alabama, Traylor has become one of the most important self-taught artists of the twentieth century, and certainly one of the most celebrated African-American artists, along with Thorton Dial and William Edmondson. The story of Bill Traylor's life and work is a remarkable one. It is a story that deserves attention both nationally and internationally. This publication, generously illustrated with full-page high-quality reproductions, provides a close examination of Traylor's recurrent themes, composition schemes, favoured iconography, and contextual information related to the artist's biography, creative process and tools, visual environment, and artistic mindset. Each artwork is considered in a context beyond that of an isolated image and in response to one another, forming a series of intricate and consistent narratives, intriguingly cinematic in its development. The elements of Traylor's biography are the anchors of an individual mythology. Instead of merely being a basic depiction, the subject becomes a visual statement structuring Traylor's mind, bringing together hidden symbols from Kongo Vodou, Hoodoo, Southern Baptist, Freemasonry, and Blues sources, as well as layers of references: slavery, uncensored violence in the Jim Crow era, and turbulence within the black enclave known as 'Dark Town' in Montgomery, Alabama. Text in English and French., Richly illustrated with full-page stunning reproductions, this is a unique and original approach to the work of Bill Traylor. Born into slavery around 1853/4 on a cotton plantation in Benton, Alabama, Traylor, who died in 1949, is one of the most celebrated self-taught American artists. A sharecropper until around 1930, he moved to then-segregated Montgomery in his 80s and began to create art, layering references to religion, politics, and African American life in his many drawings and paintings. Here, Traylor specialists Val rie Rousseau and Debra Purden consider his artworks in response to one another, forming a series of intricate and consistent narratives, intriguingly cinematic in their development, to present a fresh picture of the artist. Published in collaboration with the American Folk Art Museum, New York . Note: a major exhibition, "Between Worlds: The Art of Bill Traylor," is on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC, Sept 28, 2018-Mar 17, 2019., Richly illustrated with full-page stunning reproductions, this is a unique and original approach to the work of Bill Traylor. Born into slavery around 1853/4 on a cotton plantation in Benton, Alabama, Traylor, who died in 1949, is one of the most celebrated self-taught American artists. A sharecropper until around 1930, he moved to then-segregated Montgomery in his 80s and began to create art, layering references to religion, politics, and African American life in his many drawings and paintings. Here, Traylor specialists Valérie Rousseau and Debra Purden consider his artworks in response to one another, forming a series of intricate and consistent narratives, intriguingly cinematic in their development, to present a fresh picture of the artist. Published in collaboration with the American Folk Art Museum, New York . Note: a major exhibition, "Between Worlds: The Art of Bill Traylor," is on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC, Sept 28, 2018-Mar 17, 2019.
LC Classification Number
NC139.T69B55 2018
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- a***5 (3)- Feedback left by buyer.Past yearVerified purchaseGreat experience purchasing from them. The item arrived so well packed and secured that it took me around 5+ minutes just to open fully. Condition was as advertised (photos were accurate), price was exceptional, and the item was delivered ahead of schedule. I hope to be able to buy from them again!TESTAMENT: THE LIFE AND ART OF FRANK FRAZETTA (2008 Softcover){G4} (#256532914665)
- d***d (100)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseItems came exactly as described. All of the Blu rays and steelbook look fantastic. I am very happy with the quality of the product. The value I got, for the condition of the items is fantastic. I was able to make use of a “buy 8, get 50%” deal, which made the value quite incredible actually. Items were packaged professionally and shipped with care. All items were individually bubble wrapped and shipped in a box. Shipping was fast via USPS with tracking. I would do business with the seller againSCREAM 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION 4K ULTRA HD HORROR STEELBOOK 1996 / 2021 [A3] (#267165580830)
- w***w (803)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThank you, dvd arrived quickly and carefully packed. It’s also in great condition; IMHO better than the advertised ‘Good’ which is always a nice surprise to a buyer! All at the lowest price on eBay?!? Thanks again, I would definitely buy here again.