Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)Untitled (Journal Pg 19)
September 7, 1914
graphite on lined paper
5-7/8 x 3-3/4 inches
Burchfield Penney Art Center courtesy of the Charles E. Burchfield Foundation, 2000
[inscription reads] " Crows numerous. Powerful swinging black flops against blue. / Hawk sailing high up almost at zenith. The sky behind a deep blue. Grandeur of his flight. Sails straight to west out of sight, To be a hawk! / As I sit on mound, up fly three flickers & some bluebirds. / Two red spots in swampy Bottoms - sparks which the wind will fan into Thoreau’s conflagration. / Trees all shades of green & rusty green. / As I was sketching a hawk "