Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Freight Cars Under a Bridge, 1933; Watercolor, ink or gouache, black charcoal or crayon on off-white wove paper on wove paper mounted on board, 24 x 34 inches; Detroit Institute of Arts
Charles Burchfield, Journals, January 23, 1921
Thursday, Jan 23, 2014
A walk at 10 P.M. along the railroad.
These powerful locomotives represent the spirit of the age… There is no thrill equal to that produced by one of these monsters rushing headlong down the steel road. So the prehistoric trees & plants were packed away in the earth thousands of years ago in order that now they might come forth in rolling clouds of smoke from these rushing locomotives, from great square chimneys and stacks, and to make red glows in furnaces on stormy nights.
Charles Burchfield, January 23, 1921