Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Street Vista in Winter, 1957-60; watercolor on paper, 26 1/4 x 43 3/4 inches; Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, November 10, 1947
Tuesday, Nov 10, 2020
Warmer, the sun shining, snow slowly melting, but not fast enough to suit me. H calls up says he [cannot] get chains for car. I order some from Nenner. Kieran’s “Footnotes to Nature” in mail sent by Mrs. B.
Even—B & I to concert given in the auditorium of the GrossvenorLibrary—A trio (Opus 11) by Beethoven—very beautiful in its extreme simplicity—a sonata (Cello & Piano) by Shostakovich entertaining & clever in a superficial way, full of bizarre effects but without any emotion—and a trio by Brahms, very fine—Joe B. had told us of this concert last night & we saw him a moment afterwards. Also two of the Anderson girls.
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, November 10, 1947