Backyard Birds: An evening of prose and music celebrating Charles Burchfield
Fri, June 25, 2010
7 pm
Charles Burchfield (1893–1967), Gateway to September, 1946–56. Watercolor on joined paper, 42 x 56 in. (106.7 x 142.2 cm). Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Gift of the Benwood Foundation
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Charles Burchfield reveled in the sounds, sights, and sensations of nature. He often wrote about his experiences in his journals, and his close study of nature is apparent in his paintings. Join us for a reading of excerpts from Burchfield’s journals by Jonathan Rosen, author of The Life of the Skies: Birding at the End of Nature, paired with a performance of songs by Jonathan Meiburg of Shearwater who will be joined by Andy Stack of Wye Oak. Rosen and Meiburg both share Burchfield’s enthusiasm for nature, particularly birds. Tonight discover the wonders in paying attention to the backyard bird.
This event is free with Museum admission, which is pay-what-you-wish on Fridays from 6-9 pm; no special tickets or reservations are required.
