August 16, 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
ful yellowish roseglow - an exquisite color. All the yellow light was gone - or was it overshadowed by this new glow? Hurrying along I caught sight of the sun - I don't believe I ever saw it so large. It seemed four times its ordinary size. To get a better view I hastened to Highland Ave. By now it was higher & had shrunk to ordinary size, and was surrounded by a yellow & red purple sky. A haze was on the air, and I could not decide whether it was red violet or gold - as it sparkled thru the tall grass and near bushes I thought it