{"product_id":"between-worlds-leslie-umberger-9780691182674","title":"Between Worlds: The Art of Bill Traylor","description":"\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Worlds \u003c\/i\u003econvenes 205 of his most powerful creations, including a number that have been previously unpublished.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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leslie Umberger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691182671\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691182674\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.80h x 9.50w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2019 pg. 84","brand":"Leslie Umberger","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44045995442431,"sku":"9780691182674","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_02c03f62-ff94-4d56-9cd2-c26a2daff3b6.jpg?v=1684982006","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/between-worlds-leslie-umberger-9780691182674","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}