Bruce Shanks (1908-1980)Untitled (Journal Pg 50)
September 16, 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] " first volley of the opening day has frightened them to inaccessable (sic) places. When will people ever see any more in squirrels than a target for their marksmanship? When I think of the slaughter that is going on in such peaceful September days. One would think that the main object of people on this earth was to slaughter, having in mind the great European War. We are animals yet the most of us. "