Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Roadside Stream, April 1, 1939; watercolor on paper, 25 x 18 inches; Burchfield Penney Art Center, Gift of Sylvia Rosen, 2003
The devastation of our village proceeds rapidly – The shattering of trees etc. is galling. What apathetic beings we are. We all, without exception, deplore the widening of this road, yet none of us even attempt to do anything.
Charles E. Burchfield, August 19, 1939