Cover of Deep Blues: Bill Traylor, Self-Taught Artist

Deep Blues: Bill Traylor, Self-Taught Artist

A portrait of self-taught African-American artist Bill Traylor, an artist whose career began after his eightieth birthday, explores the work of this former slave whose life spanned the Civil War, Reconstruction, and both world wars.

Audience
childrens
Length
short · 42 pages

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