Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Daybreak, 1920; gouache, watercolor and pencil on wove paper, 19.5 x 27 inches; Collection of The Columbus Museum, Gift of Royal Crown Cola Company
A swift storm at Daybreak though the day is stagnant and sultry – At evening the sun disappears early in the thickening west; massive white thunderheads appear – To Three Trees – song-sparrow sings; an unknown songster that flies up & sings as he falls through the air – trees jutting upwards in the heavy air –
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, July 15, 1915