October Skies > Collection > Burchfield Penney Art Center

Wilbur H. Porterfield (1873-1958), October Skies, 1942; black and white print, 10 x 13 inches (Frame: 21 9/16 x 17 5/8 inches); Gift of R.M. Lane, 1970

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Burchfield's archives reveal his studied fascination with symbolism, which he used to capture the countless emotions, sounds and other invisible elements that spoke to his senses. As he wrote, "An artist must paint not what he sees in nature, but what is there."