Bill Traylor Unfiltered show. Just Folk recently acquired 28 of his works and they are now on display in their light filled upstairs gallery. Traylor was born a slave and only began his art career in his 80's, selling his drawings and paintings to locals for 25 cents each. Now they are worth thousands. A great collection so close to home, worth a visit if you are in the neighborhood.
For the opening there was a great swing band playing outside on the porch, delicious appetizers all evening, and special adult beverages with wine being served in little mason jars. I had fun meeting folks from all over- New York, San Francisco, L.A. and the authors of the above book on Bill Traylor came from New York to share their insights on Bill's life and work. A really fun evening for all.
6 comments:
What a great place, I wish we had something like that here in Seattle, none that I know of.
I especially like that little guy painting, I wonder who painted him?
Love your new blog colors!
Wow!
Thanks for sharing!
Glad you got to go..I will make a point to get there and see the work. Is the guy a Moses piece?
I love "outsider folkart" !
So inspirational and what fun
to go see! Thanks for sharing!
I would love to be able to see this artwork in person. I have a little photo of one of his pieces that has been in my scrapbook for years- a lady with an umbrella. Thanks so much for showing more!
thank you for showing these antique quilts, the log cabin is breathtaking! Will V in Paris
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