Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Edge of Town, 1921-41; watercolor with gouache over graphite on paper, 27 x 40 inches; The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Gift of the Friends of Art
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, March 12, 1941
Friday, Mar 12, 2021
More work on the Salem picture.
All of us but M &A to church. The Lenten hymn “Go to Dark Gethsemane” which reminds me strongly of the opening phrases of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture.
A brilliant moonlight night – For a short walk at 11:30-
It is very cold; the moon so bright, I can hardly look at it – a, marvelous night; the snow covered roofs and fields are startling in their intensity. The snow is sprinkled with flashing diamond sparks.
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals,March 12, 1941