Artist
Charles Burchfield (American, 1893–1967)American, 1893–1967
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Return of the Bluebirds
Date1917–1958
PlaceUnited States
MediumWatercolor and graphite on five sheets of paper adhered to paperboard
DimensionsSheet: 33 × 45 in. (83.8 × 114.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Miss Ima Hogg
Object number68.45
Non exposé
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Exhibited: Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, for "Extending the Golden Year: Charles Burchfield Centennial," March 6 to April 25, 1993 (LN:93.2)
Exhibited: "The American Watercolor," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 25 March - 14 May 2000.
Exhibited in, "American Watercolor", at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, July 2 to August 31, 2003.
"American Made: 250 Years of American Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 7 July 2012 - 2 January 2013.
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