"Bird", watercolor on carboard, unsigned (typical), in modern gold frame, matted, no glass, OS: 16 1/2" x 13 1/2", SS: 6 1/2" x 4 1/2", good condition.Born into slavery in Alabama, Bill Traylor became one of the most celebrated 'Outsider' artists of the 20th century. Only active for about the last five years of his life, he may have produced as many as 1200 pieces, sold them on the streeets of Montgomery.