Untitled (Journal Page) pg. 97

Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

Untitled (Journal Page) pg. 97

July 25, 1914 - Aug. 2, 1914.

graphite on lined paper

5-3/4 x 3-11/16 inches

Gifted to the Burchfield Penney Art Center by the Charles E. Burchfield Foundation in 2000.

A2000.001.017.097

[inscription reads] " mass of cottony balls in the breeze has a poetic beauty. The most I noticed, fell to the ground and the down never gets a chance to soar. / Come to rotten tree trunk standing about twelve feet high. A hole at top which I conclude to be that of a woodpecker or flicker & knowing their brood to have flown by this time, I determined to overturn it. I tried it with my hands. It rocked slightly. Procuring a stout limb I jam it in rotten wood and with mighty effort I shove, but in vain. Try opposite side with no "

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Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), "Journal 17" [Journal 17], July 25, 1914 - Aug. 2, 1914.; commercially-made lined paper notebook, 5-3/4 x 3-11/16 inches; Burchfield Penney Art Center courtesy of the Charles E. Burchfield Foundation, 2000.