Boyhood home of artist Charles Ephraim Burchfield |
867 East Fourth Street / Salem, Ohio
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Don't miss Trees and Trains 2024!
To view the trees and & trains: Mark your calendar for November 23rd and 24th! Holiday Trees 2024! December viewing of the decorated Christmas trees in every room of the Burchfield Homestead 1 to 5 p.m. December 1, 8, 15, and 22, or by appointment Call: 330-717-0092 Did you miss our tree event last year? View 2023 Holiday Trees Here |
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Considered to be one of America's greatest artists, Charles Ephraim
Burchfield (1893-1967) lived and painted in this Salem, Ohio house from the age of five to twenty-eight. Nearly half of his lifetime's output of art was completed here. Burchfield loved Salem and this neighborhood. Many of his paintings are views from the windows of the Burchfield Homestead which is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. |
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Do you know? The Burchfield Penney Art Center in Buffalo, New York has the largest collection and on-line archive of Charles Burchfield's paintings and sketches. The scenes and subjects of many of them still exist in Salem. You can visit them with our Burchfield's Footsteps Walking Tour. Past Exhibits online at Burchfield Penney Art Center |
In April 1993 the city of Salem celebrated the life and art of world-renowned artist and son of the city Charles Ephraim Burchfield on what would have been his 100th birthday. Yesteryears full souvenir issue published by The Salem News for that occasion (archived at the Salem Library) – 28 pages with articles and maps of the Salem sites which served as subjects for Burchfield’s artwork. |