Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Wild Sweet Peas in a Summer Rain, 1961-65; Watercolor on paper, 48 x 31 inches; Collection of Rose-Marie and William S. Shanahan
Charles Burchfield, Journals, June 2 , 1923
Thursday, Jun 7, 2018
Today downtown I saw the old Indian women who peddle flowers had wild sweet peas in the baskets. Wild sweet peas have remained in my mind as an impression of Ashtabula before I was five years old, as something wonderful and fabulous. I have never seen them since, until now.
Charles Burchfield, June 2, 1923