Jon Serl
1894–1993
Serl had a sense of America that came from his hobo-like travels. He loved the small-town warmth of Mexican villages; he loved mountains. For him, nature provided a stage that was always grander than the small human dramas played upon it. Painting was a way of locating himself in the world despite his free-spirited and traveling lifestyle.
Adapted by Valérie Rousseau from “Jon Serl” by Randall Morris, The Hidden Art (New York: Skira Rizzoli/American Folk Art Museum, 2017), 158–163.