Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)Volume 31, pg 16
November 8, 1917
deconstructed notebook pages pasted into commercially made composition notebook
7 5/8 x 9 3/4 inches
Nov 8, 1917 Con
fly up from the turf, but instead, far to the East thru the dense layers of white frost, haze comes the low whistle of a train –
On the walk to work – house roofs in shadow are purple while sky is watery cerulean – Sunlit houses of whatever local color are lighter than sky –
On hill above factories – to sound yellow haze blends land to sky – to west a huge bank of dark smoke, against it the frosted trees gleam white – beautiful lacework –
