February 19, 1915 - February 20, 1915
graphite on lined paper
5 7/8 x 3 7/8 inches
Burchfield Penney Art Center courtesy of the Charles E. Burchfield Foundation, 2000
[inscription reads] " of colors, music and merriment - when I got home and went to bed, I saw in my eye the crowd of dancers with wierd (sic) fire-works - like things in the air above them. / Feb. 20, 1915. / A Spring day. The sky is streaked vague blue and white; sunlight dim; the streets are dusty; the air is warm; almost motionless, yet there is a subtle coolness which is pleasant. / [P.M. Walk thru (sic) Gordon Park to Lake with E -. There is the smell of earth in the air. I feel as if I must find an Hypatica some- "