Burchfield, Charles Ephraim, 1893-1967 Search this
Extent:
1 Item
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1966 Aug. 3
Scope and Contents:
One letter (6 pages) from Charles Burchfield to Alan M. Pensler. Burchfield describes how he happened to paint "The Shed," explaining: "I often say that I do not choose my subjects for my pictures, that they choose me ..."
Biographical / Historical:
Charles Burchfield (1893-1967) was a watercolorist and painter in West Seneca, N.Y.
Provenance:
Donated 2011 by Alan M. Pensler whose family owned the painting "The Shed."
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.
Occupation:
Watercolorists -- New York (State) -- West Seneca Search this
Topic:
Watercolor painting -- New York (State) Search this
