Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Cliff Dwellers, 1919-20; watercolor, Conté crayon and pencil on paper, 39 x 54 inches; Image from the Burchfield Penney Art Center Archives
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, March 14, 1948
Tuesday, Mar 14, 2017
A dream—of being on a train, arriving home for Christmas (with the old anticipation I used to have when coming home from school) the train stopped at a station. There was a great crowd of people. Mostly women & children, anxiously waiting for a train. I felt I should give them a greeting, but knew they could not hear me. So tapping on the window to get their attention I said silently exaggerating the enunciation with my lips “Mer-ry - Christmas”
Charles E. Burchfield, March 18, 1948