Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

“Ho Sam, got a letter for you” “Zat so, I’ll be right over” – followed by a long discussion as to why it wasn’t delivered the night before –; A woman came out of an old house to inspect my work* - “Why – you’re doing real good – yes sir, that’s pretty good – Say I’ve got a painting of my old homestead that Miss Travis* made for me, that you ought to see, bein’ as you’re in the same business now – It’s real good every one that has seen it says it looks just like the place”; Old dilapidated Negley, with your false front stores, and barren hills, may the curse of Modern “Progress” never be visited upon you.; I walked the railroad west to Rogers in the brilliant sunshine – Milkweed down was hanging loose everywhere. At Rogers I saw some boys skating – (* Aunt of Paul Travis)(* - 1963 – “THE FALSE FRONT” purchased) by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1924