Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Old Farm House and Maple Trees, 1953-58; watercolor on paper, 25 1/4 x 39 1/4 inches; Image from the Burchfield Penney Art Center Archives
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, December 4, 1958
Friday, Dec 4, 2020
Letter from Mark Van Daren that I had been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters- A high honor that came as a complete surprise- (Later I learned from a notice about it in the News that I am to occupy Chair #41, vacated by the death of Hon Young- It was disconcerting to know that I could only be elected to the Academy through the death of a friend)-
P.M- More work on the 1953 Maples & Old House.
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, December 4, 1958