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Charles Burchfield
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February Thaw, watercolour by Charles Burchfield, 1920; in the Brooklyn Museum, New York. 45.6 × 71 cm.
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Color pastels, colored chalk, colorful chalk. Hompepage blog 2009, arts and entertainment, history and society
Ultimate Art Quiz
Close-up of a palette held by a man. Mixing paint, painting, color mixing.
Artists, Painters, & Architects
Tate Modern extension Switch House, London, England. (Tavatnik, museums). Photo dated 2017.
Can You Match These Lesser-Known Paintings to Their Artists?
"The Birth of Venus," tempera on canvas by Sandro Botticelli, c. 1485; in the Uffizi, Florence.
Who Painted the Most Expensive Paintings in the World?
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Aerial view of Florence (Firenze), Italy from the campanile of the Duomo, with the gigantic dome (designed by Filippo Brunelleschi) in the foreground. Unidentifiable tourists are visible on top of the dome, which provide a measure of the building s scale.
25 Famous Paintings to See the Next Time You’re in Florence
Vandalized Art list. Combo of EB owned illustration (top) and parent Asset 182294. 4 of 11 The Rokeby Venus by Diego Velazquez was hit with a meat cleaver by Mary Richardson
Art Abuse: 11 Vandalized Works of Art
Painting palette with oil paints and brushes. Rainbow colored paints, arts and entertainment
Art History: The Origins of 7 of Your Favorite Art Supplies
Members of the public view artwork by Damien Hirst entitled: The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living - in the Tate Modern art gallery on April 2, 2012 in London, England. (see notes) (1991) Tiger shark, glass, steel
Vile or Visionary?: 11 Art Controversies of the Last Four Centuries
Sculpture of woman before restoration (left) and after restoration on the exterior of an office building in Palencia, Spain. (art restoration)
5 Art Restorations Gone Wrong
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Prince. musician Prince (Prince Rogers Nelson). Prince WELCOME 2 AMERICA tour. Exclusive North American Performances, 2010-11
7 Celebrities You Didn’t Know Were Inventors
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Why We Celebrate MLK Day
Alcoholic beverages bottles at Host 2013, international exhibition of the hospitality industry on OCTOBER 18, 2013 in Milan.
Why Is Alcohol Measured by Proof?
Abstract vector hi speed internet technology background
History of Technology Timeline
Indian hijras participate in a religious procession in Gandhinagar, India, some 30 kilometers from Ahmedabad, on March 22, 2017. Hijra is a term used in South Asia which refers to transgender individuals who are born male. (gender identity, gender expression)
6 Cultures That Recognize More than Two Genders
Flag of Bhutan
6 Small Kingdoms of the World
Malayan Leaf Frog - Megophrys nasuta
9 Animals That Look Like Leaves

Charles Burchfield: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

John I. H. Baur, The Inlander: The Life and Work of Charles Burchfield, 1893–1967 (1982; reissued 1984); J. Benjamin Townsend (ed.), Charles Burchfield’s Journals: The Poetry of Place (1993); Guy Davenport, Charles Burchfield’s Seasons (1994); Nannette V. Maciejunes and Michael D. Hall, The Paintings of Charles Burchfield: North by Midwest (1997).

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Anniversary information added. Apr 05, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Feb 19, 2024
Anniversary information added. Jan 06, 2024
Add new Web site: Case Western Reserve University - Encyclopedia of Cleveland History - Biography of Charles Ephraim Burchfield. Mar 17, 2022
Add new Web site: artnet - Biography of Charles Burchfield. Jan 23, 2019
Add new Web site: The Athenaeum - Charles Burchfield - Artworks. Dec 09, 2016
Add new Web site: American Art at the Phillips Collection - Biography of Charles Burchfield. Jun 23, 2014
Add new Web site: National Gallery of Art - Biography of Charles Burchfield. Jan 25, 2013
Add new Web site: Smithsonian American Art Museum - Biography of Charles Burchfield. Jan 25, 2013
Added photograph. Jul 05, 2012
Added new Web site: Charles Burchfield. May 10, 2006
Article revised. Feb 01, 2002
Article added to new online database. May 27, 1999
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