Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Noon Whistle in January, 1920; watercolor on paper, 20 x 24 1/2 inches; Image from the Burchfield Penney Art Center Archives
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, January 14, 1920
Tuesday, Jan 13, 2015
The January gale is abroad again today – at noon the sun shines from a cold blue sky; icy roofs glow like rectangular suns; here and there a bit of ice left on the trees shines like a star –
The whistles roaring are far away. How the wind tears smoke away from chimneys – it dares not know where to go –
Charles E. Burchfield, January 14, 1920