Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Return of the Bluebirds, (originally titled Song of the Bluebird), 1917-58, watercolor and graphite on five sheets of paper adhered to paperboard, 33 x 45 inches (83.8 x 114/3 cm), The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by Miss Ima Hogg, 68.45
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, April 22, 1936
Saturday, Apr 22, 2023
To the by-road on the Attica-Varysburg road, leading east at the school-house – wandering over hills & woods. Finding & picking my first real bouquet of hepaticas.
While on a hill, a pair of blue-birds came and perched on some fence-posts near me. The rich, incredible heavenly blue of the male – I cannot put into words the feeling it gave me.
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, April 22, 1936