Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Inscribed by Charles Burchfield on verso: “Left to right – Catherine (3), Arthur (8 mo), Mary Alice (6), Martha (5), Sally (4)”, 1930; gelatin silver print; Burchfield Penney Art Center, The Frank K. M. Rehn Archives, Gift of John Clancy, 1981
Note: Son Charles Arthur Burchfield was born June 1, 1929.
I sit here by the window of my little attic almost too full of happiness to write about it – …I think of my new son — my first boy – only three weeks old – it seems incredible he is a boy – it is just a baby – …when he, a couple minutes old, was placed in a basket just below me, he opened his eyes — and I was full of idiotic pride and exaltation because he was a boy —
Then later – when Bertha & he were brought home – and the little girls stood about in awed delight —
The dense clover back of my studio fills the air with rich odor — life is incredible.
Charles E. Burchfield, June 23, 1929