Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), "The Shed in the Swamp wins prize," October 15, 1935; Art Digest cover; Image courtesy of the Burchfield Penney Archives
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, Vol. 39, October 25, 1935
Saturday, Oct 25, 2014
Recently Franck’s Symphony came over the radio.— It is supposed to typify, I think, sort of a struggle of Faith, and it came to me as a revelation — Is there a complete faith, or do these people whom I envy for their seeming security in a complete faith have to fight off unbelief? Is faith after all not a complete entity, but the struggle itself? The yearning to believe in a God? If it is, I believe. I see faith as a battle, raging all thru one’s life.
Charles E. Burchfield, October 25, 1935