Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)Volume XIV, Page 58
October 8, 1913 - October 16, 1913
commercially made, lined paper notebook
8 3/8 x 6 15/16 inches
Gift of the Charles E. Burchfield Foundation, 2000
deciding which it shall be - Of course it must be an artist, for I must live, but I am hoping for a day when I can give myself entirely up to Nature. (End of later handwriting, continued on original page 60.)
Little has happened since that first spasmodic entry on Oct. 2, 1913. School has settled again after the unrest of the first two weeks. I was over to see Ophelia Saturday, princibly to get a wastebasket.
Sunday I called on Bill and his mother. After tea, Bill + I went to the Monarch theatre.
October 16, 1913
It is with some regret that I look over my last few entries before coming to Cleveland. In them I see an overgrowing ease in describing nature which - all at once has been nipped by my coming to Cleveland. Lack of time and the nature of my school work prevents an absorbing observation of nature.
When I am going to school I am an artist. My expression must come thru