Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Autumn Morning, Gardenville, New York, 1946; watercolor, gouache, and black crayon or charcoal on off-white wove paper, 20 3/8 x 25 7/8 inches; Detroit Institute of Arts
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, October 7, 1920
Tuesday, Oct 7, 2014
Today was a still, cold October weather day following a white frost. Trees are commencing to change color and thin out, and houses have such a look about them, as if they knew some hideous secret, or were in despair. Tremendous silences settle down over the town at times. Great dramas are expected at any moment, but no dramas are forthcoming. It is now that railroad whistles jar the atmosphere; the freight whistles sound like some wild beasts in despair.
Charles E. Burchfield, October 7, 1920