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[ca. 1948] - 1974 (Creation)
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229 pieces of artwork : paintings, pastel, pencil, paint and pencil
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This sub-series includes 229 original pieces of artwork by psychiatric patient Frank Travis, later acquired by Selwyn and Irene Dewdney during their work as Art Therapists. Frank Travis (1914 - 1976) was admitted as a patient at the Westminster Psychiatric Hospital in London, Ontario in June 1950, and was introduced to Selwyn in 1952. Diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic, Travis was an extraordinarily talented artist who once studied at the Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto, Ontario. Travis's art serves as an example of the role drug medication and art therapy play in a psychiatric patient.
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Access to original artwork in this subseries is restricted for preservation purposes.
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Copy slides are available for viewing and located in "Binder E: Frank Travis Collection & Travis San Francisco" located in AFC 169-18.