Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), The Glory of Spring, 1934-55; watercolor and chalk on paper, 43 x 54 inches; Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, Massachusetts, Gift of Elam Miller, Class of 1928, 77.38
Dreamt last night our house was situated in a marsh-like place. I was younger.
I went down under the house. Here it seemed as if I was viewing the cellar as it was before the new part of the house was added on – but instead of a cellar under one room only there were cavities under the whole house. They were large & dark, with numerous damp posts to hold the house up. At the head of the old cellar way a spring gushed forth; it seemed as if formerly this was our source of drinking water.
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, Volume 32, pg. 24, April 10, 1918