Burchfield, Charles Ephraim, 1893-1967 Search this
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Other
Physical Description:
1 Item
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.
Summary:
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 ..."
Citation:
Alan M. Pensler letter from Charles Burchfield, 1966 Aug. 3. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Item has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
Biography Note:
Charles Burchfield (1893-1967) was a watercolorist and painter in West Seneca, N.Y.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated 2011 by Alan M. Pensler whose family owned the painting "The Shed."
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Watercolor painting -- New York (State) Search this
