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From: Arts & Activities | Date: March 1, 2008| Author: Carroll, Colleen | Copyright information

ABOUT THE ARTIST

When Charles Ephraim Burchfield (1893-1967) was a boy, he often took long walks around his home in Salem, Ohio, to observe the natural world. He marveled at the progression of the seasons, the quality and changes in light over the course of the day, and especially the weather. He once said, "I've been interested in weather since I was a little kid. When I was in the third grade, at the end of each day I'd write down on my mother's big kitchen calendar wh...

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