Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Purple Vetch and Buttercups, 1959; Watercolor over charcoal on white wove paper, 39 13/16 x 29 13/16 inches; The Philadelphia Academy of the Fine Arts, John Lambert Fund Purchase
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, June 6, 1942
Monday, Jun 6, 2022
My right hand, which had been bitten the hardest, swelled up last night and is still swollen this morning. It itches + burns and is very uncomfortable.
Tired and exhausted by my work and emotion yesterday - Midmorning to Fredonia to bring girls home for summer. A pleasant ride down the S.W. Boulevard - fields of buttercups and yellow hawkweed.
Evening letter from Hobart Nichols inviting me to serve on the jury for Metropolitan Museum next November (at which $52,000 is to be spent for pictures) - I wired an acceptance.
Later, all of us to Maxine to see " All Thru the Night" and "Unexpected Uncle" both entertaining.
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, June 6, 1942