Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Jimson Weed, 1954; conté crayon on paper, Overall: 10 7/16 x 16 3/8 in. (26.5 x 41.6 cm) Frame: 24 1/2 in. (62.2 cm); Burchfield Penney Art Center, Gift of Charles Rand Penney, 1994
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, October 26, 1954
Wednesday, Oct 26, 2022
The fine weather continues.
A.M. – redding [sic] up the studio.
Enthusiastic letter from Braasch with a check for the water-color.
P.M. – B & I in Shopping – Bought a rain-coat for sketching – to D.C.D’s & brought the 4th Symphony of Nielsen, the 1st & 9th of Beethoven & ordered the 3rd (Sinfonia Expansiva) of Nielsen. The Opus 59 #3 quartet of Beethoven had come in too.
Package from the Ferrises – a birthday present for Bertha – a Desk Set.
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, October 26, 1954