Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Grain Elevators, 1932-38; oil on canvas mounted on board, 40 x 66 inches; Burchfield Penney Art Center, Gift of the Burchfield Foundation, 1974
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, June 8, 1937
Tuesday, Jun 8, 2021
One of the hardest things I have had to do lately was to put away the Elevators picture and admit defeat for this year. My illness of the past few weeks precluded all work on it, and when I finally recovered the real season for it was gone. Even yet I do not hear a fog horn or a deep-throated boat whistle without a pang.
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, June 8, 1937