Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Dawn in Hemlock Woods, 1946-61; watercolor on paper, 39 x 60 inches; Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas
Charles Burchfield, Journals, October 23, 1961
Sunday, Oct 23, 2016
Oct. 23 (Mon.)
A day busy with various things, food-shopping, calling doctors and dentists for appointments –
The first frost – mostly noticeable were the dahlias which were ruined. A sunny mild day.
Letter to Irma –
Evening to Kleinhans Music Hall to see “Hamlet” (Phoenix Production) – Beautifully presented - Simple stage-setting all in black, “modernistic” – Costumes beautiful - I never make up my mind about “Hamlet” – Is it just a melodrama? Albeit beautifully and powerfully written.
For me the only real sense of tragedy occurred during the “mad” scene of Ophelia’s – The last scene seems almost a travesty or catastrophe.
Charles Burchfield, Journals, October 23, 1961