Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), December Light, 1930, enlarged and changes made 1951-54; watercolor on paper, 22 1/2 x 31 3/4 inches; Burchfield Penney Art Center, Gift of Charles Rand Penney, 1994
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, March 3, 1946
Tuesday, Mar 3, 2020
A.M. B & I to Church (Art in bed with upset stomach) Sally & Red oversleep and come out at 12:30 for dinner.
P.M. Philharmonic Concert - The Sibelius Fourth – a fine performance of truly great music. Undoubtedly it is the greatest composition of this century and probably will stand as long as did Beethoven’s Fifth, before another equally as important comes along. The bells in the forepart of the last movement were brought out [more] clearly than is the case in my recorded version (Stokowski-Victor) –it gave more meaning to this part & to the whole movement.
Charles E. Burchfield, March 3, 1946