Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), In Memoriam, 1936; watercolor on paper, 23 ¼ x 35 1/12 inches; Image courtesy of the Burchfield Penney Art Center Archives
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, Vol. 37, February 1, 1928
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Reading in [an] article by Brown where he mentions the village atheist’s grave being decked by wildflowers that do not grow on orthodox graves. I would like my grave to be planted with hepaticas, and be on some low hillside facing south so that as the sun’s rays each March came out of the steaming south, the hepaticas on my grave would be the first to bloom.
Charles Burchfield, February 1, 1928