Bill Traylor : chasing ghosts
(DVD)
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Published
New York, NY : Kino Lorber, [2021].
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Bordeaux - Adult Movie | DVD 759.13 T783b | On Shelf |
Main Library - Adult Movie | DVD 759.13 T783b | On Shelf |
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Published
New York, NY : Kino Lorber, [2021].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (76 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
738329254445
Notes
General Note
Title from sell sheet.
General Note
Wide screen.
General Note
Bonus features: Additional interviews; Trailer.
Description
An eye-opening documentary that explores the life of a unique American artist, a man with a remarkable and unlikely biography. Bill Traylor was born into slavery in 1853 on a cotton plantation in rural Alabama. After the Civil War, Traylor continued to farm the land until the late 1920s. Aging and alone, he moved to Montgomery and worked odd jobs in the thriving segregated black neighborhood. A decade later, in his late 80s, Traylor became homeless and started to draw and paint, devising his visual language to depict his memories of slavery and scenes of a radically changing urban culture. He made well over a thousand drawings and paintings between 1939-1942, which reflect the profound social and political change he experienced during his life spanning slavery, Reconstruction, Jim Crow laws, and the Great Migration. It is a revelatory examination of one of America's most essential artists.
Target Audience
Rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD, wide screen.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wolf, J. (2021). Bill Traylor: chasing ghosts . Kino Lorber.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wolf, Jeffrey. 2021. Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts. Kino Lorber.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wolf, Jeffrey. Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts Kino Lorber, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wolf, Jeffrey. Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts Kino Lorber, 2021.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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