Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Coal Mine – End of Day, 1920; watercolor on paper, 17 ¼ x 30 7/8 inches; Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Gift of the Benwood Foundation
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, Vol. 33, January 14, 1920
Saturday, Jan 14, 2017
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 does not know where to go —
[The following passage is highlighted in red pencil in the right margin.]
“Coufontaine: I was like the miner leaving his mine for a moment and perceiving that it is the month of April after all.” The Hostage – Paul Claudel –
Charles E. Burchfield, January 14, 1920