Tornado
1927
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1927
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Tornado is a 1927 by Paul B. Travis, depicting Storm, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
Tornado is a swirling funnel of dark clouds and debris over rooftops. The colors twist from deep gray to sickly yellow. A house tilts as if it might fly apart. Paul Travis painted this in 1927, right after Ohio got hit hard by twisters. Back then, people didn’t have radar to warn them. The sky looks alive, like it’s about to swallow the town. It hangs at the Cleveland Museum of Art. They’ve owned it since the 1930s.
Paul B. Travis (1891–1975) was an American artist, born in Wellsville.
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