Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Startled Sparrows, c. 1916, watercolor and pencil on paper, 20 x 14 inches, Image courtesy of the Charles E. Burchfield Archives
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, July 15, 1915
Saturday, Jul 15, 2023
A swift storm at Daybreak tho the day is stagnant and sultry – At evening the sun disappears early in the thickening west; massive white thunderheads appear — To Three Trees — song sparrows sing; an unknown songster that flies up & sings as he falls thru the air— trees jutting upwards in the heavy air—
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, July 15, 1915