Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Still-Life in Winter, 1951; watercolor and pencil on paper mounted on paperboard, 29 7/8 x 40 inches; Smithsonian American Art Museum Bequest of Henry Ward Ranger through the National Academy of Design 1978.56
Cold snowing —
News over the radio that a fire had destroyed Betty Crawford’s studio with all her pictures.
In studio all day — mounting some early (1920) water-colors, and studying others.
Charles E. Burchfield, January 31, 1951