Bill Traylor, American, 1854 to 1947, a pastel on paper drawing depicting a pair of boots. Signed lower right in pencil by the artist. Circa the 1930s. Framed. Note: Born a slave on the plantation of George Traylor near Benton, Alabama, Bill Traylor became known as a folk artist who did stark and simple drawings with colored pencils in a flat, child-like style. His images are of plantation and street life, domestic animals and people going about their lives in the segregated South before and after the Civil War. Mid Century American Drawings For Collectors And Vintage Fine Art For Wall Decor.