My choice was influenced by not only the museum’s proximity to home but also by my fond memories of visiting the Burchfield during my adolescence. Although I didn’t fully realize I wanted to work in museums until my second year of college, I’d like to believe the Burchfield unconsciously steered me onto my current career path.
Burchfield’s visionary work, the subject of a coming show at the Montclair Art Museum in New Jersey, precisely depicted meteorological phenomena
The Burchfield Penney to host Mayoral debate.
Brown, along with his challengers, has accepted an invitation to debate before the Buffalo Association of Black Journalists on Aug. 17 at the Burchfield Penney Art Center. But the mayor thinks the two events to which he has committed is all his schedule will allow.
Events to mark Burchfield’s Golden Year in Salem, Ohio
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Getting to know Edson is like reading a novel full of animated dialogue and unexpected turns. He's an artist whose work has lined the walls at the Burchfield Penney Art Center as well as the children's corner of the Hamburg library, he has written three books on Hamburg's history, acted in local productions and sings in his church choir.
"It will be a very active time in the building," said Scott Propeack, volunteer curator of art at Oishei and interim co-director of the Burchfield Penney Art Center. "It's a living program that will exist at the hospital."
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