Between Worlds: The Art of Bill Traylor, 2018, HC, NF, w/DJ.

Umberger, Leslie, and Kerry James Marshall. Washington D.C.: Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2018.

English, Near Fine, HC, 4to, 11 3/4" x 9 1/4", 444 pp. 

ISBN: 9780691182674

Hardcover in dark brown cloth, Very Good beige pictorial dust jacket. Slightly shaken spine, minor sunning to edges, name in marker to title page; some soiling, minor shelf wear, and light wear to dust jacket, now in Mylar. 444 pp. Includes 244 full-color and 61 black-and-white images. Comprehensive study of self-taught African-American artist, Bill Traylor's (1853-1949) artistic career featuring more than 200 artworks, supplemented by historical documents, interviews with family members, and other related content. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name at the Smithsonian American Art Museum from September 28, 2018 to March 17, 2019. Beautifully produced monograph of an artist who used his life experiences, such as being born into slavery and living through the Civil War, Jim Crow, etc., to create politically assertive abstract artwork.