Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

117. ridiculed because it was bad - if the intention was honest, it passed by without comment - it was only the cheap exhibitionists who raised our sardonic laughter - viz; a badly painted female nude drawing a low (CD) a string from her crotch to her chin, drew the instantaneous response from Speicher "Ah, she's playing an (CD) on her G-String" much to our hilarious delight. Many times, when there were long stretches of dull pictures, I had to fight sleep.

     Of the number we retained - I remember that many of them gave me great pleasure and stimulation - but I do not recall that there were any really great pictures among them - Perhaps it is not easy to recognize "great" pictures under such circumstances. I find it hard to recall specific picture. When my own "Indian Summer" came up by mistake, I was distinctly disappointed in it, and embarrassed. (Not that I mention it as a possible "great" picture I missed (!) but only that I thought it was better than it seemed at that moment.)

     Most vivid and most (CD) part of the experience was the association (at lunch and at work) with the other jury members - As nearly as I can remember (without consulting the prospectus) they were: Speicher, Kroll, Nutkins, Davey, Sheets, Sample, Bohrod, Hayman Adams, Beall + Myself as regulars with Corlex James, Schnakenburg, Gladys R. Davis, + Johanson (who