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
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, May 18, 1934/March 26, 1943
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
May 18, 1934
...I suddenly realize that I am done with the shed in swamp and hollows pictures and must put them away – which I do with regret, closing a door on an adventure in imagination which was one of the happiest in my career – 3/26/43 Re-opened, and even greater pleasure this “door”
Charles E. Burchfield, May 18, 1934, with March 26, 1943 annotation