Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

A2000.001.017.069

[inscription reads] " silver maple. The view southward has a beauty that I have never appreciated. The slight rise of ground before me is enough to obscure almost all of the houses, & with a little effort one can imagine he is far from any human dwelling. Most beautiful of all is the row of poplar trees marking the course of High St. These seem on the edge of a deep valley for beyond them, can only be seen the distant blue woods on the hills south of town. / My seat is at the head of what was formerly a thick hedge of trees, which have been "