Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

this out and get down to work to learn how then they are going fine.

Among the different subjects the first year were Free hand Perspective (Mon morning) Design (Monday & Friday afternoon) Cast (-charcoal drawing from antique casts) Tuesday & Thursday mornings and all day Wednesday. Scientific perspective Tuesday afternoon; Modelling (Thursday afternoon and Friday morning. Anatomy (one hour Tuesday afternoon. Illustration,one hour Wednesday afternoon. History of Art (Thursday afternoon).

     Design was my especial field. It was the one thing in which I excelled and which was the solace for some of my disappointments in the other classes. Of course I had them. Especially in the Antique class. The first month everyone, even the instructors, praised my work in that class. Many told me I was sure to win an award in concours (Concours were tests held once a month). All draw the same cast and were given a certain length of time. These were judged and