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Charles E. Burchfield

1893-04-09 – 1967-01-10

Portrait of Charles E. Burchfield
February ThawCredit: Charles E. Burchfield

Life & Legacy

Charles Ephraim Burchfield (April 9, 1893 – January 10, 1967) was an American painter and visionary artist, known for his passionate watercolors of nature scenes and townscapes. The largest collection of Burchfield's paintings, archives and journals are in the collection of the Burchfield Penney Art Center in Buffalo. His paintings are in the collections of more than 109 museums in the USA and have been the subject of exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Hammer Museum, and the Museum of Modern Art, as well as other prominent institutions.

Occupation & Career

painter, draftsperson, artist

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Organizations & Memberships

American Academy of Arts and Letters · American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q3349279 — wikidata View source

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