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Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Study for Fireflies and Lightning #3, c.1964-65; conté crayon on paper, 9 3/8 x 13 1/2 inches; Gift of the Artist, 1967

Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Study for Fireflies and Lightning #3, c.1964-65; conté crayon on paper, 9 3/8 x 13 1/2 inches; Gift of the Artist, 1967

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Exhibitions

  • The First Exhibition: 50 Years with Charles E. Burchfield
    The First Exhibition: 50 Years with Charles E. Burchfield

    November 11, 2016, 5:30 pm–March 26, 2017 5 pm

  • How Burchfield Painted

    October 31, 1998–March 21, 1999

  • Fireflies and Lightning

    July 21–October 11, 1998

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  • Charles Burchfield 1893-1967, A Retrospective Exhibition

    May 18–June 30, 1979

  • Charles Burchfield Collection of the Burchfield Center

    February 1–March 14, 1976

  • Burchfield and his Teacher Henry G. Keller

    June 24–August 13, 1973

  • Charles Burchfield: Hymn to Nature

    April 30–June 30, 1972

  • Works by Charles Burchfield: Permanent and Loan Collections Exhibition

    January 17–April 11, 1971

  • Burchfield International Exhibition

    October 21, 1968–February 16, 1969

Objects

  • Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Fireflies and Lightning, 1964-65; watercolor, graphite and white charcoal, 40 x 54 inches; Purchase made possible with funds from M&T Bank, an anonymous donor, William P. and A. Laura Brosnahan, the Vogt Family Foundation and the Margaret L. Wendt Foundation, 1998

Artists

  • Charles E. Burchfield

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