News

Read about the upcoming performances in The Buffalo News.

The International Center for Watercolor May e-newsletter is now online. Download the information at www.BurchfieldPenney.org/Watercolor.

Last month I found another place I could happily be stranded (besides the gym, History Museum Library, and Special Collections room at Central Library!). That place is :THE BURCHFIELD PENNEY ARCHIVES.

Marcel Duchamp commented, “A deep understanding of dealing with watercolours to paint a personal method... let Klee stand out in the contemporary art and make him incomparable.”

Shane Hallnan is an emerging museum professional. Read his thoughts on William Blake.

Read about the exhibition in Gusto.

Burchfield Penney Art Center has emerged as a must-see for art lovers. Read more in Business Week.

As I stated in my very first installment of the blog, I became fascinated with Charles Cary Rumsey when gazing at a photo of him. It was taken in 1921 by noted Buffalo photographer, Howard Beach. But WHERE did it come from?

Last weekend, staff from the Burchfield Penney went to Salem, Ohio to show our support during the Burchfield Homestead Society’s celebration of Dick Wooten, one of the most passionate enthusiasts of Charles Burchfield and a person who has been influential in the preservation of Burchfield’s childhood home.

John Singer Sargent developed a solid reputation as a watercolorist in the early 20th century after deciding to no longer accept portrait commissions.