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Charles E. Burchfield

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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.

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Walking path along the Charles E. Burchfield Nature & Art Center 2001 Union Road, West Seneca, New York 14224
Born
Charles Ephraim Burchfield

(1893-04-09)April 9, 1893
Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio
DiedJanuary 10, 1967(1967-01-10) (aged 73)
NationalityAmerican
Known forWatercolor
ChildrenMartha Elizabeth Burchfield Richter
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