African Scene

African Scene
Paul Travis

Artist Biography
Acquisition Number: 2017.3
Medium: Watercolor on paper
Size: 21 3/8" x 28 3/4"
Date: 1948
Credit: Purchased by the Canton Museum of Art

In 1928, Travis spent 8 months in Africa on a sabbatical. While he was there he documented his experience through film, photography, drawing, and watercolor. His trip deeply impacted the style of his work, and his most famous paintings depict scenes from Africa.