The Facts
The Whitney Museum has organized 'Charles Burchfield: Elemental,' an exhibition of ten watercolors from its permanent collection. The works, created between 1916 and 1960, trace the artist's lifelong reverence for the natural world, from flowering meadows to turbulent skies and shifting seasons. Featured pieces include 'Cricket Chorus in the Arbor' (1917), 'Cold September Rain' (1957), and 'An April Mood' (1946–55). The exhibition is organized by curatorial assistant Caroline Webb.
The Signal
This presentation marks seventy years since the Whitney organized Burchfield's landmark 1956 retrospective, offering a rare opportunity to view these light-sensitive works together. It is part of an ongoing initiative to present rarely seen collection works, following prior exhibitions on Wanda Gág, Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, Claes Oldenburg, and Andy Warhol. For collectors and curators, the show reasserts Burchfield's significance as a visionary watercolorist whose meditations on elemental forces continue to resonate.
- Artists: Charles Burchfield
- People: Caroline Webb
- Museums: Whitney Museum
- Locations: New York
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