Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

The great piles of suet – warm pink – take on a new glory; large chunks of beef produce a thrill because of their quantity. In and out of this conglomeration of vegetables and meat go the nondescript masses of humanity every face, however blank, borrowing romance from the exciting season of the year. It is no longer a bore to ooze along with the crowd like slow-moving molasses. Outside the biting chill of the air makes welcome the blue smoke from bonfires in the plush; the white sky becomes more intense in the pools of melted snow in the street; there is a feeling of wide-stretching fields all around.; ; ; ; ; Feb. 13, 1920 –; The “wide open” February Thaw weather continues – Street corners on filthy main streets, take on a mysterious thrill.; Clusters of “Town loafers” gather at convenient street corners, and appraise the bevies of short-skirted giggling girls