Untitled (Exciting Event with Keg)
Bill Traylor
American, 1854–1949
Details
Title
Untitled (Exciting Event with Keg)
Artist/Maker
Bill Traylor (American, 1854–1949)
Date
ca. 1939–1942
Medium
Graphite on cardboard
Dimensions
13 x 20 5/8 inches
Credit
Purchase with funds from Mrs. Lindsey Hopkins, Jr., Edith G. and Philip A. Rhodes, and the Members Guild
Accession #
1982.111
In 1982, the High acquired thirty of Traylor’s works, such as this animated scene of three figures vying for a drink. This is an example of Traylor’s “exciting events”—multifigure scenes that show people partying, fighting, hunting, and the like.
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