Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Church Bells Ringing, Rainy Winter Night, 1917; watercolor and gouache over graphite, 30 3/8 x 19 5/8 inches; Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Louise M. Dunn in memory of Henry G. Keller 1949.544
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, November 16, 1917
Monday, Nov 16, 2020
Cold Damp morning.
The blue jay’s clanking call.
Parrot-like grotesque of Baptist Church–
Poplars bristle upward.
An organ playing; the first time reminds of romantic pioneer days in Ohio. Next, The Church in the “Dell” a lively remote house in a dense wood at Dusk, beyond the house the deep black recess in the woods.
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, November 16, 1917