Collection Information
Size: 3.4 Linear feet
Summary: The papers of artist Paul B. Travis measure 3.4 linear feet and date from 1925 to 1989. The papers document his career as an artist and educator through correspondence; writings such as manuscripts, lectures, and transcripts for radio broadcasts; a collection of diaries on his travels through Africa and entries reflecting on his childhood; and a collection of motion picture films of home movies, at work in his studio, and his travels through Africa.
Biographical/Historical Note
Paul B. Travis (1891-1975) was born and spent most of his career in Ohio. He studied art at the Cleveland School of Art and received a degree in illustration in 1917. After serving in World War I, Travis returned to Cleveland and began teaching at the Cleveland School of Art. He also began submitting his artwork to the May Show, an annual exhibition of local artists sponsored by the Cleveland Museum of Art. In 1928, Travis took an eight month sabbatical from teaching to travel through Africa, and he sketched, took video and photographs, and collected artifacts throughout his travels. Travis died in 1975.
Provenance
The Paul B. Travis papers were donated by Mrs. Paul Travis, Paul Travis's widow, between 1976 and 1977.
Related Materials
Also found in the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Paul Travis conducted by Dennis Barrie, September 24, 1973.
Language Note
English .
Location of Originals
- Originals film reels of the five U-Matic videocassettes of African and Greece and Italy travels are held in the Smithsonian Human Studies Film Archive at the Smithsonian National Museum of National History.
Funding Note
The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.
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