Kammala wannan magana: A farkon shekarun 1950, Kerton ya yi nazarin zane-zane da rayuwa a cikin al'adu daban-daban a Turai, ciki har da Netherlands da Faransa. Ya kuma ziyarci Mexico, inda ya yi nazarin rawar da masu zane-zane ke takawa a lokacin yakin basasa.
Juyin juya halin Mexico. Kerton ya yi karatu a Cibiyar Nazarin Fasaha a Birnin New York, inda ya koya daga Yasuo Kuniyoshi da Harry Sternberg. Kerton's woodcut mai taken Homeward an zaba ta UNICEF don katin Kirsimeti a cikin 1964. Hoton da aka sassaka a itace ya nuna wata iyali da suke komawa gida daga aiki a gona.