▁Pan ther ▁Bour ne ▁work ▁dep icted ▁a ▁sur real , ▁Southern - my th ic ▁nature ▁scene . ▁Clo ar ▁employed ▁point ill ism ▁in ▁his ▁painting ▁" Wait ing ▁up ▁for ▁L ett ie ," ▁creating ▁over ▁ 8 0 0 ▁works ▁in ▁his ▁lifetime . ▁ ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁M emph is ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁att ending ▁South western ▁at ▁M emph is ▁( l ater ▁known ▁as ▁Rh odes ▁College ) ▁as ▁an ▁English ▁major . ▁His ▁rec urrent ▁them es ▁of ▁a ▁" home coming ," ▁imp lying ▁that ▁the ▁essential ▁beauty ▁of ▁a ▁locale ▁is ▁best ▁understood ▁by ▁one ▁who ▁has ▁left ▁a ▁bel oved ▁place ▁behind ▁and ▁then ▁returned , ▁are ▁echo ed ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁personal ▁experience ▁of ▁travel ing ▁abroad ▁for ▁years ▁and ▁then ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁South . ▁He ▁began ▁his ▁travel s ▁in ▁Europe ▁after ▁college , ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁M emph is ▁to ▁study ▁at ▁M emph is ▁College ▁of ▁Art . ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Art ▁Stud ents ▁League ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁A ▁series ▁of ▁l ith ograph s ▁he ▁created ▁in ▁that ▁period ▁of ▁the ▁landscape ▁and ▁people ▁of ▁his ▁Ear le , ▁Ark ansas , ▁h omet own ▁led ▁to ▁his ▁rece ipt ▁of ▁a ▁Mc D ow ell ▁Tra vel ing ▁Fellow ship ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁Clo ar ▁tra ve led ▁throughout ▁the ▁western ▁United