Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), The Sphinx and the Milky Way, 1946, Opaque and transparent watercolor, chalk, and crayon on wove watercolor paper, 52-5⁄8 x 44-3⁄4 in. (132 x 111.8 cm), Munson, Museum of Art, Utica, New York, Museum Purchase, 48.45
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, July 1, 1949
Saturday, Jul 1, 2023
Letter from M. St. George. She said they were holding my show over today as it was Dominion Day & they wanted Canadians to see it. She said a young water-colorist had been assigned to be my “handy-man” – !
* Working on some smaller frames. (First Cicada)
Evening – call on Berlins.
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, July 1, 1949, referencing the exhibition Contemporary Art: Great Britain, United States, France, 1899-1950. where The Sphinx and the Milky Way was shown December 1948-July 1, 1949 at the then-named Art Gallery of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.