Bruce Shanks (1908-1980)Untitled (Journal Pg 57)
September 18, 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] " the bark in blinding rivulets; spattering on the leaves in bright drops; much as I think quicksilver would splash if poured from a great distance. / Heard fellows talking about storm-windows or something. About all that seeped thru (sic) my consciousness was – “storm, wind, windows, winter - : / Storm / Windows. Windows rattled by wind. Sound of sleet striking them. Darkish night. Swinging arclight. / Wind. Winter wind. Snow-laden wind. "