Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Sundogs, started 1962; watercolor and conté crayon on paper, 49 3/4 X 57 3/4 inches; Image from the Burchfield Penney Art Center Archives
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, July 25, 1942
Tuesday, Jul 25, 2017
"Dog-days" are here - Stagnant stifling weather hot, humid air, the sun shining brassily from a haze-thickened sky - In the morning heavy dew, with countless silvery webs of the funnel-shaped kind - A cicada or two beginning to be heard at midmorning, grasshoppers putting in their appearance. The season is slowly mounting to the full power and glory of midsummer.
Charles E. Burchfield, July 25, 1942