Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Old Houses in Winter, 1929-41; watercolor on joined paper, 27 3/4 x 43 inches; Collection of the Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN
Charles Burchfield, Journals, March 12, 1925
Saturday, Mar 4, 2017
A brisk cool vigorous day—A day when the first March fire sweeps over the land—
Chose the raw elementary life to portray—
Life on the lake freighters—crude, harsh and obscene
Life on the railroads—
The life of rum-runners and auto-bandits—
Are you softening up?
Get back the ability to paint fearless indictments of modern society & life—
Pick out spots in Buffalo to hold up to scorn.
Charles Burchfield, March 12, 1925