▁and ▁career ▁▁ ▁S ear les ▁received ▁the ▁C ress on ▁Tra vel ing ▁Sch olar ship ▁and ▁the ▁W are ▁Tra vel ing ▁Memorial ▁Sch olar ships ▁which ▁allowed ▁him ▁to ▁travel ▁to ▁Niger ia , ▁Gh ana , ▁and ▁Mor oc co ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁Upon ▁his ▁return ▁he ▁created ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁works ▁titled ▁Niger ian ▁Im press ions . ▁One ▁notable ▁work ▁painted ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁was ▁Fil as ▁for ▁S ale ▁which ▁dep icted ▁color ful ▁images ▁of ▁mask s ▁and ▁patterns ▁that ▁fill ▁the ▁frame ▁of ▁the ▁painting . ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁first ▁commission ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁paint ▁a ▁m ural ▁at ▁the ▁William ▁H . ▁Green ▁Federal ▁Building ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁The ▁work ▁C ele br ation , ▁a ▁study ▁for ▁that ▁m ural , ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Smith son ian ▁American ▁Art ▁Museum ▁but ▁is ▁not ▁currently ▁on ▁view . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁ 2 7 ▁ 1 / 2 ▁x ▁ 8 1 ▁ 3 / 4 ▁in ▁ac ry lic ▁on ▁canvas ▁work ▁that ▁dep ict s ▁mask ed ▁d anc ers ▁and ▁color ful ▁figures . ▁ ▁Charles ▁S ear les ▁was ▁often ▁inspired ▁by ▁music , ▁and ▁his ▁Dan cers ▁series ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁show c ased ▁his ▁ability ▁to ▁port ray ▁movement ▁in ▁his ▁work . ▁His ▁piece ▁Dance ▁of ▁the ▁T win ▁Sou ls ▁is ▁on ▁display ▁at ▁the ▁Pennsylvania