Charles E. Burchfield, American (1893-1967), Decorative Landscape, Hot Morning Sunlight (Post's Woods), June 26, 1916, transparent and opaque watercolor with graphite on paper 13 7/8 x 19 7/8 in., Munson Museum of Art, Edward W. Root Bequest, 57.94
Charles E. Burchfield, American (1893-1967), House by a Railroad, 1927, transparent and opaque watercolor and black crayon on paper 16 x 20 3⁄4 in., Munson Museum of Art, Edward W. Root Bequest, 57.98
Charles E. Burchfield, American (1893-1967), Lace Gables, 1935, opaque and transparent watercolor with graphite on paper 24 x 30 in., Munson Museum of Art, Edward W. Root Bequest, 57.100
Charles E. Burchfield, American (1893-1967), Locomotive Repair Shops, 1936, opaque and transparent watercolor with black crayon on paper 13 1/16 x 18 in., Munson Museum of Art, Edward W. Root Bequest, 57.101
Exhibition
Poetic Passages
Charles Burchfield and Edward Root in Art and Letters
Location: Museum of Art | Boyle Gallery
Opening Reception: Thursday, May 14, 2026
Show Dates: Friday, May 15 - Sunday, Sept. 6
Between 1928 and 1950, Edward Wales Root (1884-1956) acquired more than two dozen watercolors and drawings by artist Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967). The two met in January 1929 and thereafter became good friends, engaging in a twenty-five year conversation about their mutual enthusiasm for art, music, and nature. Poetic Passages features Munson Museum of Art’s collection of 24 artworks by Burchfield and 39 letters between Burchfield and Root as well as a substantial collection of related artwork and archival material from the Burchfield Penney Art Center in Buffalo, N.Y.
Tickets: Free for Munson Members | $8 General Public
