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
Burchfield, Charles Ephraim, 1893-1967 Search this
Extent:
1 Item
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1961 Mar. 19
Scope and Contents:
A letter from Charles Burchfield to New Yorker cover illustrator Arthur Getz, March 19, 1961, thanking Getz for his remarks on Burchfield's recent show, commenting on Getz's St. Patrick's Day cover for the New Yorker magazine, and including 6 pages of instructions on his mounting method.
Biographical / Historical:
Arthur Getz (1913-1996) was an artist and illustrator best known for his 50 year career as a cover illustrator for the New Yorker magazine. Charles Burchfield (1893-1967) was a watercolorist and painter; West Seneca, New York.
Provenance:
Donated 1975 by Arthur Getz via Charles B. Ferguson of the New Britain Museum of American Art in New Britain, Conn.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm.
Occupation:
Watercolorists -- New York (State) -- West Seneca Search this
Topic:
Watercolor painting -- New York (State) Search this
Illustrators -- New York (State) -- New York Search this
Burchfield, Charles Ephraim, 1893-1967 Search this
Extent:
80 Items ((on 1 microfilm reel))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1953-1965
Scope and Contents:
Burchfield writes about his paintings, the ideas behind his work, prices his personal life, particularly his illnesses, his feeling about non-objective painting, critics, and museum people. Some of the letters are in the hand of Mrs. Burchfield.
Biographical / Historical:
Watercolorist and painter; West Seneca, New York.
Related Materials:
Charles Burchfield papers also located at: Burchfield Center, Buffalo State University College.
Provenance:
Lent for microfilming in 1975 by Dr. Theodor Braasch, collector of Burchfield's works and friend of Burchfield.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Occupation:
Painters -- New York (State) -- West Seneca Search this
Watercolorists -- New York (State) -- West Seneca Search this
Topic:
Painting, American -- New York (State) Search this
Watercolor painting -- New York (State) Search this
Sculptors -- United States -- Interviews Search this
Burchfield, Charles Ephraim, 1893-1967 Search this
Extent:
3 Pages ((on partial microfilm reel))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Date:
1961 Mar. 15
Scope and Contents:
Burchfield responds to Schultz's letter of appreciation regarding his paintings "Radiant Springtime" and "Four Seasons."
Biographical / Historical:
Watercolorist and painter; West Seneca, New York.
Provenance:
Donated by Harold A. Schultz, widower of Helen C. Schultz, 1992. According to to the donor, although Schultz's letter to Burchfield has not survived, she was probably moved to write Burchfield about the paintings after viewing them at the 1957 and 1961 Contemporary American Painting and Sculpture exhibitions at the University of Illinois. In 1961, the Krannert Art Museum purchased "Four Seasons" for its permanent collection.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Burchfield, Charles Ephraim, 1893-1967 Search this
Extent:
2 Items
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1941 and undated
Scope and Contents:
A photocopy of a letter from Charles Burchfield, circa 1959, including his explanation of the medium and subject matter of his watercolor "Great Cloud Shadow." The explanation accompanied the painting which the Wadsworth Atheneum acquired in 1960 from the Frank K.M. Rehn Gallery. Also found is an exhibition catalog, 1941.
Biographical / Historical:
Charles Burchfield (1893-1967) was a watercolorist and painter; West Seneca, New York.
Provenance:
Donated 1960 by the Wadsworth Atheneum via Charles Cunningham.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm.
Occupation:
Painters -- New York (State) -- West Seneca Search this
