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CARL HAMMER GALLERY 740 North Wells Street, Chicago, Illinois 60654 312.266.8512 fax 312.266.8510
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BILL
TRAYLOR
1854—1949 BIOGRAPHY 1854 Born
on George Hartwell Traylor’s plantation in Benton, Alabama, where he stayed on
through emancipation until the mid-1930s. c. 1935 Came
to Montgomery where he worked briefly at a shoe factory, and then later collected
a state pension. 1939 Took
up a post on a Lawrence Street sidewalk where he began to draw on scraps of cardboard.
He then met Charles Shannon, a young painter, who offered him drawing materials
and financial support. 1940 First
exhibition of Traylor’s drawings at New South in Montgomery, organized by
Charles Shannon. 1941 First
exhibition of Traylor’s work in New York City at the Fieldston School. 1942 Traylor
traveled north to live with his children until 1946.
Leg amputated due to gangrene 1946 “He
Lost 10,000 Years”, a story on Traylor by Allen Rankin, is published in
Collier’s. 1949 Traylor
dies at a nursing home in Montgomery.
Bill Traylor Bill Traylor Working
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Please contact gallery for prices. All artworks are offered subject to prior sale and although we regret any errors or omissions, we reserve the right to change anything. Contact Us: email: hammergall@aol.com phone: 312. 266.8512 fax: 312. 266.8510
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