Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Untitled Waterfall, January 1916; watercolor and pencil on paper, 14 x 10 inches; Image courtesy of the Burchfield Penney Archives
Charles Burchfield, Journals, August 18, 1953
Sunday, Aug 18, 2019
Aug. 18 – Tues.
Unusually cold nights + mornings (“Rusalka” came[1])
PM – B+I shopping in Buffalo – Calling on Mrs. Austin (Spencer Corsets) to show her Christmas card – (She wants so).
Evening to Celia Schutz – (Mrs. Fisher, Porterfield, Bob + Evelyn Westphal, Dr. + Mrs. ) A pleasant chatty time. Celia showed us her recent flower pictures. Lunch at 11:00 good but too much.
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, August 18, 1953
[1] Rusalka is a an opera by Dvorak based on a fairy tale about a water sprite - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusalka.