Author:
Burchfield, Charles Ephraim, 1893-1967.
Publisher:Los Angeles : Hammer Museum ; Munich ; New York : DelMonico Books/Prestel, 2009.
Description:182 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
Note:Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, Oct. 4, 2009-Jan. 10, 2010, the Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo, New York, Mar. 5-May 23, 2010, and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, June 24 2010-Sept. 2010.
Note:"This exhibition was organized by the Hammer Museum in collaboration with the Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo State College."
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 172-173) and index.
Note:A natural preference: Burchfield and watercolor / Cynthia Burlingham -- Conventions for abstract thoughts / Nancy Weekly -- A seemingly idle diversion: the doodles of Charles Burchfield / Tullis Johnson -- Burchfield's highway / Dave Hickey -- Heat waves in a swamp..."the healthy glamour of everyday life" / Robert Gober assisted by Becky Kinder -- Works in the exhibition.
Note:A comprehensive overview of the artist's work focuses on Burchfield's expressive watercolors and includes drawing from his 1917 sketchbook, camouflage designs from his tour in the army, and wallpaper designs from the 1920s.
