Bill Traylor

African American artist and sharecropper (1854-1949)
Person human Q862623
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Bill Traylor

Summary

Bill Traylor is a human[1]. Born in Benton[2], he… he was born on +1854-04-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Montgomery[4]. He died on +1949-10-23T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a painter[6], artist[7], sharecropper[8], folk artist[9], and gouache painter[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Bill Traylor was born in Benton[2].
  • Bill Traylor's place of birth was Pleasant Hill[12].
  • Bill Traylor passed away in Montgomery[4].
  • Bill Traylor was born on +1854-04-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Bill Traylor died on +1949-10-23T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Bill Traylor held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Bill Traylor is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[14].
  • Bill Traylor worked as a painter[6].
  • Bill Traylor's professions included artist[7].
  • Bill Traylor worked as a sharecropper[8].
  • Bill Traylor worked as a folk artist[9].
  • Bill Traylor worked as a gouache painter[10].
  • Bill Traylor worked as a draftsperson[15].
  • Bill Traylor's field of work was painting[16].
  • Bill Traylor's field of work was drawing[17].
  • Bill Traylor's field of work was outsider art[18].
  • Bill Traylor's field of work was art of drawing[19].
  • Bill Traylor is recorded as male[20].
  • Bill Traylor's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Bill Traylor's movement is recorded as outsider art[22].
  • Bill Traylor's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121353567[23].
  • Bill Traylor's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 59903807[24].
  • Bill Traylor's GND ID is recorded as 120002922[25].
  • Bill Traylor's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88668952[26].
  • Bill Traylor's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500081799[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Benton[2], a town in the United States[28], in United States[29] and Pleasant Hill[12], an unincorporated community[30], in United States[31]. Bill Traylor was born on +1854-04-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include painter[6], artist[7], sharecropper[8], folk artist[9], gouache painter[10], and draftsperson[15]. Fields of work include painting[16], a method[32]; drawing[17], a type of work of art[33]; outsider art[18], an art genre[34]; and art of drawing[19], an academic major[35].

Death and Burial

Bill Traylor died on +1949-10-23T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Montgomery[4].

Why It Matters

Bill Traylor ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Bill Traylor born?

Born in Benton[2], Bill Traylor…

Where did Bill Traylor die?

Bill Traylor died in Montgomery[4].

What did Bill Traylor do for work?

Bill Traylor worked as painter[6], artist[7], sharecropper[8], folk artist[9], and gouache painter[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Smithsonian American Art Museum person/institution ID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Smithsonian American Art Museum person/institution ID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . mutualart.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [21] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . vocab.getty.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . vocab.getty.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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