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What did he use to draw straight lines and shapes?
Side of Stick
What year did bill begin to pour his memories onto paper?
Early 1939
What did an admirer of bills teach him?
How to write his name
How many of his drawing/paintings were in the exhibit?
About one hundred of Bill's works were hung on the walls
What did he say when he was all by himself?
“My white folks died and my children scattered”
What did Chalres do to try and help support bill?
Gave Bill supplies, colored pencils, paintbrushes, poster paints, high quality paper.
What was the new street Bill moved to after Monroe Street?
North Lawerence Street
Where and when was the exhibit held?
New South Art Gallery on February 12th 1940
Where did he find employment in Montgomery?
Shoe Factory
What was bills working background music?
Clang-clang-clang from nearby blacksmiths shop
Did Bill ever mix colors when painting?
Rarely
What was the name of the show?
Bill Traylor - People's Artist
What did he develop and where?
Painful Rheumatism in his joints
Where did bill sleep during nights in Montgomery?
Sidewalks, doorways, alleyways
What did bill say about one of his drawings?
" I wanted to be plowing so bad today, I draw'd me a man plowing."
Who arranged for Bills drawings and paintings to be in a show?
Charles Shannon
What did Bill draw on?
Scrap cardboard and old paper cartons
What was the name of the artist that caught sight of bill? And what year did it happen?
Charles Shannon summer of 1939
What color pallet did Bill favor?
Deep blues, bright reds, sunny yellows, and earth browns.
What did Bill say when people bought some of his drawings?
"Sometimes they buys 'em when they don't even need 'em."
What did Bill say at his exhibit about his painting?
"This ole horse, he fat, but this poor ole skinny mule here he done work all l-l-l his life."