Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Over the Dam, 1936; watercolor on paper, 21 x 30 inches; Image from the Charles E. Burchfield Archives, Burchfield Penney Art Center
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, December 13, 1929
Tuesday, Dec 13, 2022
At work all day on painting –
At dusk walk up towards the dam. The sullen gloom of night in the east – the dam hardly visible as a pale blueish streak – towards the ominous yellow sky – glow of Buffalo was cut regularly by the silver shaft of a search-light.
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, December 13, 1929