{"product_id":"between-worlds-the-art-of-bill-traylor","title":"Between Worlds: The Art of Bill Traylor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBetween Worlds\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBetween Worlds\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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205 of his most powerful creations, including a number that have been previously unpublished.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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBetween Worlds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e reveals one man’s visual record of African American life as a window into the overarching story of his nation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor(s)\u003c\/strong\u003e: Leslie Umberger\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributor(s): \u003c\/strong\u003eKerry James Marshall, Stephanie Stebich\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6}'\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHardcover, Princeton University Press, 2018\u003cbr\u003e448 p, 5.9 \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e× 8.5 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Studio Museum in Harlem","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62832181051551,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1588\/3167\/files\/91sZNdmw56L._SL1500.jpg?v=1784304352","url":"https:\/\/store.studiomuseum.org\/products\/between-worlds-the-art-of-bill-traylor","provider":"STUDIO STORE ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}