Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Dandelion Seed Balls and Trees, 1917; Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper, 22 1/4 x 18 1/4 inches; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Arthur Hoppock Hearn Fund, 1940
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, May 12, 1958
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
A little cooler today but out for a little stroll before dinner. All at once the world seems incredibly beautiful. Dandelions have come into their full glory, and wonderful also are the various trees in all stages of coming into leaf – It seemed as if I were once again seeing things in the first time, with a renewed sense of wonder.
Early P.M. Rev. Neeb in to give us communion.
I had planned to go out to the studio but coughing most of the afternoon.
Charles E. Burchfield, May 12, 1958