Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Startled Sparrows, c. 1916; watercolor and pencil on paper, 20 x 14 inches; Image courtesy of the Charles E. Burchfield Archives
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, March 30, 1943
Saturday, Mar 30, 2019
…Reading in Audubon’s life & Journals. An amazing — and wholly lovable man.
Song sparrows are the most common singers now. At any time of the day, cold, rain, or sunshine, their song may be heard. It fills me with intangible yearning. It is an elemental sound and has in it the secret of drippings slate banks, cottonwood saplings, and the deep mystery of black hollows to the North.
— Charles E. Burchfield, March 30, 1943