Deep Blues : Bill Traylor 1854-1949

by Josef Helfenstein; Edited by Roman Kurzmeyer; Contributions by John Berger, Alfred M. Fischer, Josef Helfenstein, Roman Kurzmeyer, Peter Morrin, Phil Patton, Eugenia Carter Shannon, Lowery Stokes Sims, and Bernadette Walter

• ISBN13: 9780300081961
• ISBN10: 0300081960
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 1999-08-11
• Publisher: Yale University Press

Summary

Born into slavery, Bill Traylor has become almost a mythical figure in the history of American folk art. This book discusses Traylor's life and work and shows how his drawings pulse with the sensation of African-American blues music. 136 illustrations, 60 in color.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 6
From a Speech	p. 8
Plow and Pencil	p. 10
Bill Traylor: Artist-Bricoleur	p. 31
Illustrations	p. 33
Bill Traylor: Inside the Outsider	p. 92
Bill Traylor and Charles Shannon: A Historic Encounter in Montgomery	p. 96
High Singing Blue	p. 109
Photographs by Charles Shannon	p. 115
Images of the South: The Photographs of Charles Shannon	p. 152
Looking at Bill Traylor: Observations on the Reception of his Work	p. 162
The Life and Times of Bill Traylor (1854-1949)	p. 169
The Depression in Montgomery, Alabama	p. 179
Race Relations in Montgomery, Alabama, 1930s-1940s	p. 180
Bibliography	p. 182
List of Illustrated Works	p. 188
Index	p. 191
Photographic Credits	p. 192
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