Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Red Sumac and Goldenrod (Goldenrod Landscape; The Red Road), September 27, 1917; watercolor and graphite on paper, 17 3/4 x 21 7/8 inches; Image courtesy of the Burchfield Penney Archives
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, August 28, 1954
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2018
B & I out for a drive to try out the new Thru-way (which opened Wednesday).
We soon tired of its perfection, and left it at Batavia and took Route 98 North – A relief to be on a less traveled road, one that permitted pulling off to one side.
(98 to 18 – 18 to 63 – 63 to 263 – 263 to 91 – 91 to Route 5 – 5 to 78 – 78 to 354 & home)
A thoroughly enjoyable drive – Many picturesque barns & houses (noted elsewhere in the “Places to sketch Folio) – South on 63 – great quantities of Goldenrod along the road, some stacks over my head. We got a bouquet –
Charles E. Burchvield, August 28, 1954