Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Winter Twilight, 1930; oil on composition board, 27 3/4 x 30 1/2 inches; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, Purchase, 31.128
The varying ceiling heights in the Burchfield Penney lobby were inspired by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, who often used this signature element in the Prairie houses he designed-including the nearby Darwin D. Martin House.