Traylor had a knack for compressing a world of emotion into the flattest of forms. He often made pictures in single colors — favoring blue, yellow, and red to convey different moods — but the paintings he made in solid black may be his most iconic. Here, a woman sits with hands on her hips, exuding confidence and personal power. Her chin and nose tilt upward in a pose that radiates pride. She faces forward, looking toward the future, ready to take on whatever comes.
(We Are Made of Stories: Self-Taught Artists in the Robson Family Collection, 2022)
(We Are Made of Stories: Self-Taught Artists in the Robson Family Collection, 2022)
- Title
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Untitled (Seated Woman)
- Artist
- Date
- ca. 1940-1942
- Location
- Dimensions
- 14 1⁄2 × 8 in. (36.8 × 20.3 cm)
- Copyright
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© 1994, Bill Traylor Family Trust
- Credit Line
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
The Margaret Z. Robson Collection, Gift of John E. and Douglas O. Robson
- Mediums Description
- opaque watercolor and pencil on paperboard
- Classifications
- Keywords
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- Figure female – full length
- Object Number
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2016.38.92
- Palette
- Linked Open Data
- Linked Open Data URI
