Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Freight Car Dwellings, 1920; watercolor on paper, 12 1/2 x 26 1/2 inches; Image from the Burchfield Penney Art Center Archives.
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, February 22, 1940
Tuesday, Feb 22, 2022
A.M. [Arthur] & I walk along R.R. [Arthur] fascinated with box-cars. We climb one & walk along the tops – French Rd bridge. Coming home by Union Rd we amused ourselves by throwing a chain fragment along the road, vying with each other in following [its] course with our eyes.
About 11:00 [Bertha] & I, with [Arthur] & [Catherine] to Buffalo. Bertha to look at coats, the youngsters to get shoes.
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, February 22, 1940