December 10, 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] “Not peace at any price but war!” If the individual to gain peace of mind gives in to circumstances or a hostile people, his work for humanity at once ceases. / On the return he talks of Keller and makes a point of the fact that the latter has changed his personality, morals & method of painting several times during his life a fact which shows his eternal youth. I could not agree. / In my work I have just arrived at the point where I realize that I know