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Travel drawings and sketches are created as a means of documentation, personal reflection, artistic development, and engagement with new surroundings and communities. The works of O’Keeffe and Stewart, drawn while traveling abroad in the 1930s – 1960s, illustrate experiences, unique insights, and inspirations that only art can fully express; they not only depict the location, people, and objects associated with a place, but also the memories and sentiments connected to the experiences while traveling.
While O’Keeffe and Stewart knew each other, shared some of the same friends, interests, and travel destinations, they were not close and did not travel together. O’Keeffe’s travel drawings tend to be simple preliminary sketches in pen or pencil that she later developed into paintings. She described them as “little drawings that have no meaning for anyone but me”, in which she focused on the shape and form of objects or landscapes. Alternatively, Stewart’s travel drawings often depict people and architecture, using gesture, line, and color to capture a moment and tell a story. The works on view offer an opportunity to compare and explore the drawings from the two artists’ journeys and paths of inspiration, rejuvenation, and curiosity in the world.
Travel drawings and sketches are created as a means of documentation, personal reflection, artistic development, and engagement with new surroundings and communities. The works of O’Keeffe and Stewart, drawn while traveling abroad in the 1930s – 1960s, illustrate experiences, unique insights, and inspirations that only art can fully express; they not only depict the location, people, and objects associated with a place, but also the memories and sentiments connected to the experiences while traveling.
While O’Keeffe and Stewart knew each other, shared some of the same friends, interests, and travel destinations, they were not close and did not travel together. O’Keeffe’s travel drawings tend to be simple preliminary sketches in pen or pencil that she later developed into paintings. She described them as “little drawings that have no meaning for anyone but me”, in which she focused on the shape and form of objects or landscapes. Alternatively, Stewart’s travel drawings often depict people and architecture, using gesture, line, and color to capture a moment and tell a story. The works on view offer an opportunity to compare and explore the drawings from the two artists’ journeys and paths of inspiration, rejuvenation, and curiosity in the world.
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