Betty Hitchins, Betty Hitchins with an exhibition catalog inscribed by Burchfield, June 25, 2013; Image courtesy of the Burchfield Penney Art Center Archives
In 2013, Burchfield Penney Arts Center staff Heather Gring and Alana Ryder had an incredible opportunity to sit down with a woman who grew up with Charles E. Burchfield's children. Betty Hitchins attended school with Catherine and Mary Alice Burchfield, and knew them well over many years.