Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Summer, 1926; watercolor, gouache, charcoal, and pencil on joined paper, mounted to board, 24 1/2 x 29 1/2 inches; Image from the Burchfield Penney Art Center Archives
Charles Burchfield, Journals, July 20, 1915
Monday, Jul 20, 2020
A wren sang to a “Dappled Dawn” –
I am terrified that I view nature with such lassitude –
It is encouraging to find in the great Wagner qualities which I deplored in myself – meaning there is hope, for he too is human, intensely so –
Charles E. Burchfield, July 20, 1915