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A masterpiece whose bulk has remained unread, it is a handwritten tome that combines elements of the American nature journal with a dash of nineteenth-­century spiritual autobiography. It is the record of a man who spent much of his life looking at and considering the sky. In this comparatively small selection pulled from the original 72 volumes, we have Burchfield writing about sitting in the grass with his wife to nap and watch the sunset. He writes about the elation he feels at seeing the first flowers in the spring. He writes about the rain, wind, and the sun. There's the resentment of having a job; the depres­sion that sneaks in as he gets older; sometimes, too, he writes about the state of human progress; and occasionally, thoughts about God. Featuring an intro­duction by scholar Nancy Weekly, \u003ci\u003eThe Sphinx and the Milky Way\u003c\/i\u003e is a tender record of a life devoted to the essences of earthly beauty.","brand":"1706","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52343809442082,"sku":"1017499","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/1675\/3698\/files\/1017499.png?v=1793202664"},{"product_id":"charles-burchfield-exhibition-poster","title":"Charles Burchfield Exhibition Poster","description":"This Whitney Shop-exclusive poster was produced on the occasion of the \u003ci\u003eCharles Burchfield: Elemental\u003c\/i\u003e exhibition, and features \u003ci\u003eOverhanging Cloud in July\u003c\/i\u003e, (1947-59). Drawn from the Whitney's collection, the watercolors in the show include early landscapes, meditations on the sky, and monumental \"reconstructions.\" Taken together, these paintings capture the places he found sacred and reflect his lifelong reverence for the elemental forces and cycles of the natural world. As Burchfield wrote: \"I come to Nature not to create a fantastic expression of my own soul, but to faithfully portray the soul of nature. 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The blanket is woven using 100% cotton yarns and is colorfast and washable for years of use. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawn from the Whitney's collection, the watercolors in the show include early landscapes, meditations on the sky, and monumental \"reconstructions.\" Taken together, these paintings capture the places he found sacred and reflect his lifelong reverence for the elemental forces and cycles of the natural world. As Burchfield wrote: \"I come to Nature not to create a fantastic expression of my own soul, but to faithfully portray the soul of nature. My soul is the means, not the end.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e100% cotton\u003cbr\u003e50\" x 62\" \u003cbr\u003eMade in the USA\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"4130","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67628182536482,"sku":"1017552","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/1675\/3698\/files\/1017552.png?v=1793194244"},{"product_id":"charles-burchfield-noontide-in-late-may-postcard","title":"Charles Burchfield \"Noontide in Late May\" Postcard","description":"This Whitney Shop-exclusive postcard was produced on the occasion of the \u003ci\u003eCharles Burchfield: Elemental\u003c\/i\u003e exhibition, and features \u003ci\u003eNoontide in Late May\u003c\/i\u003e, (1917). 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