Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), In a Green Dale, June 23, 1917; watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper laid down on board, 21¾ x 18 inches; Image from the Burchfield Penney Art Center Archives
Charles Burchfield, Journals, June 2020
Sunday, Jun 7, 2020
A June Evening –
The quiet street – green bright harsh green trees stand motionless in the deadened air, - the calm afterglow in the N.W. – people sit around on porches, - battered disappointed personalities – one says “It’s only eight o’clock –“ *
The church bells ring mournfully then dies away and two redbirds commence to sing, feeding the air with sound – At midnight – a freight train going around a curved(sic) screams frightfully -
*(What an abyss of boredom is indicated by that simple remark)
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, June 1920