Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), The White Plume, 1926-1928; oil on canvas board, 24 x 33 inches; Image from the Burchfield Penney Art Center Archives
A dream – Of finding a very early sketch of mine, an attempt to represent a child’s impression of a “choo-choo–” train.
As I examined it, it suddenly expanded and became life size, and then the actual scene before me, yet retaining its mythical imaginative character.
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, September 20, 1945