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Charles E. Burchfield
Artist and Prolific Journal keeper

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"I dreamt last night, I was wandering on the top of a strange valley, similar to the Dutchman’s; it was a peculiar season, like Fall, like Spring; a dense blue haze was in the air; the sun was a white blue; directly below it, the opposite bank of the valley was turned to orange and blended on either side to blue haze.  All at once a tanager startled the eye by flying in a bush. I held out my hands to him palms up, & to my great joy & surprise, he hopped on them, and when I put him up to my face he rubbed his head against my cheek.
     The artist must be lavish in his material; like nature is a profligate spender, yet with continent results."
  ~   Charles E. Burchfield, February 27, 1916
From Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, Vol. 27A, February 27, 1916
 Beginning as a teenager and continuing until his death in 1967 Charles Burchfield kept journals which illustrate his thoughts, experiences, and growth as an artist. They have been compiled for you to read at the website of Burchfield Penney Art Center at SUNY Buffalo State.
Read Charles E. Burchfield in his own words (JOURNAL ENTRIES)

The Burchfield Homestead Society / 867 E. Fourth Street / P.O. Box 317 / Salem, Ohio  44460
Phone: (330) 717-0092
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Curator: Cheryl Mattevi

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