Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

106. the Soyer's - Made arrangements for the Soyers to come out tomorrow.[i]

                   Sept. 3 -

     It is my habit to fear the making of an acquaintance with new people, and probably if noone (sic) else ever made first overtures I would never meet anyone. So it was with the visit of the Soyer's - but I need have had no apprehension. I liked them both - Soyer was all artist, and interested so completely in picture. He said his visit here was the happiest day of his stay in Buffalo, which I can well understand, for there is not an artist in Buffalo who is completely an artist - The most are dilettantic, - more interested in social life, or the politics of "art circles".[ii]

                   Sept. 5 - (Saturday) -

     The sunlight, coming in the east windows this morning was so brilliantly white, that I could not remember ever having seen it so - as tho it were the first day of creation.

All day on frames.[iii]

                   Sept 6 -

     P.M.  Mr. + Mrs. Eliot (Virginia Cuthbert) -out for a visit to the studio - Eliot is a quiet unobtrusive fellow, while his wife is just the opposite - talkative, and always seeking of hold the center of interest.[iv]

                   Sept. 7 (Monday)

     Puttering - aimless day.[v]

                   Sept 8 - (Tues) -

     The "heavens open" and torrents of rain. During a lull in the P.M. B + I go to corner to take bus to Buffalo. After