Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

grey suit leisurely flapping, - there he comes staring at illimitable space apparently oblivious to all that surrounds him. And such is the case. He lives completely in the past. His heyday of power was when the company’s chief product was stationary and architectural moldings etc. The overwhelming advantages of the automobile trade absorbed all the younger men, but Thompson remained true to the old order. He wanders around now looking up stray ornament orders with loving care. ; ; ; ; ; Oct 17, 1920 –; Yesterday I went to the Stark Depot to meet Joe & the Kaisers. While there my attention was attracted from the sight of the thinning trees beyond the Libery stable in the hazy October sunshine, to an old man and a group of boys, There was something intensely interesting about them – The old man was the old fast disappearing type of close footed farmer the kind that inspired the creator of the popular Grotesque – Uncle Sam