Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Wind in the Night, 1939-1949; watercolor on paper, 17 1/2 x 24 1/2 inches; Image from the Burchfield Penney Art Center Archives
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, August 24, 1939
Thursday, Aug 24, 2023
Wakeful all night – fantastic dreams. Pain at times, all of us to movie (getting the car serviced affords us an excuse). B & Arthur to Wizard of Oz; the girls to a Dunn Boyer picture, I to see “Bachelor Mother” – & a mystery play. We all vied with each other in praising a particular show.
The news from Europe grows worse. It seems incredible.
Late evening – B & I play badminton, and later we walk in the moonlight – it is a calm beautiful evening, but the mosquitos pursued us without let-up.
The most pleasant memory of my recent excursions to Pennsylvania, is that of the springs issuing from the hillside. I long to make a trip down expressly for the purpose of drinking the delicious water.
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, August 24, 1939