Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)Untitled (Journal Pg 27)
August 6, 1914 - August 7, 1914
graphite pencil on commercially-made lined paper
5 13/16 x 3 11/16 inches
Burchfield Penney Art Center courtesy of the Charles E. Burchfield Foundation, 2000
August 6, 1914(HT)Continued heat and drought. Seems less smoke in air. A breeze from west, which eventually clears the air of all smoke. The sky is blue again at sunset.August 7, 1914Continued drought. Oriole sings at morning - hearing it, it seems not so hot. Dandelions speckle a lawn on depot. The blooming does not seem general. A strong wind from the S.W. bringing a beautiful dense blue haze, which is equal to the sky itself. Dust opaqued plants are curling, and yet