Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)Untitled (Journal Pg 60)
August 9, 1914 - August 10, 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 9, 1914.Drought broken. Hot humid day. Light thundershowers all afternoon and evening.Fred brings odd insect from store up, which I identify as mole-cricket. First I ever saw.(HT)August 10, 1915A fresh post-thundershower day. This morning made me think of mushrooms - loosely misty windblown clouds. At midmorning the sun came out for the first time in the morning & my delight & thrill were as great as if it had been obscured for months, instead of a few hours. Thus