Ulysse Writes Article about Artist Bill Traylor, a Former Slave

Gina Athena Ulysse, associate professor of anthropology, associate professor of African America studies, wrote an article, “Presumed Innocent: On Bill Traylor’s Verve,” which appeared on the website Anthropology Now. Ulysse reflects on an exhibit at the American Folk Art Museum by Bill Traylor, a former slave who began drawing at the age of 85, and produced his entire body of work in three years.