“I have to find out where the idea wants to go,” Burchfield once said. The artist didn’t always know how his works would turn out. He would start with an idea and keep working on it. Using watercolors, he created pictures of nature, which he sometimes painted outside. What do you think it would feel like to be in this place?
Kids label from 2023
We have identified these works in the following photos from our exhibition history.
Paintings from Private Collections
May 31–Sep 7, 1955
1 other work identified
Permanent Collection
Mar 29, 1972–Apr 21, 1980
Works on Paper
Mar 7–Jun 4, 1973
2 other works identified
The Natural Paradise: Painting in America 1800–1950
Sep 29–Nov 30, 1976
Words and Pictures
Aug 20–Oct 6, 1981
1 other work identified
Words and Pictures
Aug 20–Oct 6, 1981
American Modern: Hopper to O’Keeffe
Aug 17, 2013–Jan 26, 2014
14 other works identified
American Modern: Hopper to O’Keeffe
Aug 17, 2013–Jan 26, 2014
12 other works identified
American Modern: Hopper to O’Keeffe
Aug 17, 2013–Jan 26, 2014
10 other works identified
509: Nature Symbolized
Ongoing
4 other works identified
509: Nature Symbolized
Ongoing
4 other works identified
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