The Alexandria Museum of Art presents Travis Whitfield: Further On Down the Road, on view through February 26, 2011.

Artist, Travis Whitfield discovered the small town of Keachi, LA on his many trips between Shreveport and Houston in the early ‘70s. He settled there, inadvertently becoming the town’s appointed archivist, preservationist, historian, and, finally, Mayor.

Further On Down the Road includes a compilation of photographs, video, furniture and artifacts capturing the culture and life of the African-American community there. The exhibit also includes paintings and drawings by the artist.

Image: Travis Whitfield, Buddy Green Alexandria Museum of Art

The Alexandria Museum of Art of Alexandria, central Louisiana, USA was founded in 1977. It subsequently was expanded and reopened to the public in 1998. The Museum is best known for its extensive permanent collection of contemporary Louisiana art and houses the state’s largest collection of North Louisiana Folk Art.

Alexandria Museum of Art
933 Main Street / P.O. Box 1028
Alexandria, LA 71309-1028
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www.themuseum.org

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