Richard Pousette-Dart's abstract affinities Aug 21, 2007
His affinities range through a host of texture-mad stipplers, from Charles Burchfield to Alfred Jensen and Jess to Ralph Humphrey and Robert Irwin. Pousette-Dart's art exemplifies the exultation of material that courses through much American painting. (International Herald Tribune)
CHANGING THE LANDSCAPE Feb 25, 2007
Pfahl's name may not trip off the tongue of the casual Buffalo art follower, as does Charles Burchfield or Milton Rogovin, but he is one of Buffalo's most lauded artists. His work is collected and exhibited worldwide. (Buffalo News -- Entertainment)
Taking on elements of Picasso Feb 3, 2007
The project, according to the gallery's news release, has something to do with a series of psychological apperception tests that involved the work of early 20th century painter Charles Burchfield, which presumably explains the one otherwise anomalous addition: a slightly smaller painting composed of Burchfield-like forms. Whatever the conceptual significance, however, it detracts from the rigorously experiential quality of the other works and feels unnecessary. (Los Angeles Times)
Storm creates opportunity for expression of chain saw art Jan 7, 2007
Other potential subjects include President Grover Cleveland, Father Nelson Baker, Charles Burchfield and Jim Kelly, as well as violins representing the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, a lighthouse for the waterfront, Harold Arlen and a Seneca Indian. Forton-Barnes helped raise $60,000 for the renovation of Soldiers Circle in 1999 and was heartbroken to find the storm had extensively damaged the trees and ground cover. (Buffalo News)
Nature's force Dec 9, 2006
PREVIEW WHAT: "Charles Burchfield Center 40th Anniversary Exhibition" WHEN: Through May 13 with a reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. today WHERE: Burchfield-Penney Art Center, Rockwell Hall, Buffalo State College, 1300 Elmwood Ave. INFO: 878-6011 or ... In celebration of the center's four decades, "Charles Burchfield Center 40th Anniversary Exhibition" will have its official opening tonight in a reception to be held from 5:30 to 7:30. (Buffalo News -- Entertainment)
New book mines region's rich art history Nov 24, 2006
Northeast Ohio's exemplary watercolor tradition was established by Henry Keller, Frank Wilcox and Charles Burchfield. Many of the region's most important artists were also dedicated teachers. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Breaking bread for business: Where to go to make deals work Aug 28, 2006
A new customer, lured away from another bank, may get pan-seared marlin with mango chile glaze at M&T's top-floor private dining room with a lake view, fresh lilies on the table and a Charles Burchfield watercolor on the wall. "That's when you really want to make people feel special," she said. (Buffalo News)
Work begins on Burchfield-Penney Aug 25, 2006
The center will highlight works of Charles Burchfield as well as other artists. Burchfield is considered of the pre-eminent early 20th Century artists. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Bark and bite Aug 19, 2006
REVIEWWHAT: "Trees Interpreted: Charles Burchfield and Mark Lavatelli"WHEN: Through Oct. 22WHERE: Burchfield-Penney Art Center, Rockwell Hall, Buffalo State College, 1300 Elmwood Ave.TICKETS: $3 to $5 INFO: 878-6011 or www ... Nobody will argue that Charles Burchfield didn't maintain his childlike wonder before nature ... "Trees Interpreted: Charles Burchfield and Mark Lavatelli" brings the work of these two artists - separated by time but united by their reverence for trees - together in a... (Buffalo News -- Entertainment)
A Penney for his thoughts Jul 31, 2006
And there was another reason that it was wrong: Charles Burchfield admired and respected him. He was deeply into Burchfield with an ardor that was Charlie's usual way when he liked something. (Buffalo News -- Entertainment)
A biographical look at Charles Rand Penney Jul 31, 2006
Penney's mother bought little art but did purchase "Telegraph Music" by Charles Burchfield, the Buffalo watercolorist who would play a key role in Penney's future collecting life. Penney's paternal grandfather, Thomas Penney, was district attorney in 1901 and prosecuted President McKinley's assassin, Leon Czolgosz, and later became a prominent Buffalo attorney. (Buffalo News -- Entertainment)
One man's garbage, another man's artistic treasure Jul 24, 2006
" Montague's work has been well received so far. He's done numerous exhibits in Buffalo - the last one, at the Burchfield-Penney Art Center, just wrapped up - as well as in places like New York and Moscow. Tom Holt, a preparator at the Burchfield-Penney, likened Montague's shopping cart photos to some of Charles Burchfield's paintings - such as a still life in which Burchfield depicted a scene of scrap metal. "No one would consider this beautiful, but Charles Burchfield would look at the... (Buffalo News -- Entertainment)
History lesson Jul 15, 2006
"This is the most comprehensive and major historical show that we've had in Buffalo since 1987's "The Wayward Muse,' " said Albert Michaels, a history professor at the University at Buffalo. The impact of "The Wayward Muse," which was at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, is legendary. It put many fine regional artists, whose work and reputations had wavered under the pressure of time, back in the public eye. The show catalog has become an essential touchstone and reference. Now Michaels, who... (Buffalo News -- Entertainment)
Niagara Falls prints going to NU Jun 28, 2006
His first idea was to offer the collection to the Burchfield-Penney Art Center, an institution that Penney enriched through a generous donation of his large Charles Burchfield collection and important works by Western New York artists. "But none of the artists represented have a presence in Western New York, and that is [the Burchfield-Penney's] mission," he explained. (Buffalo News)
Little gems, big works Jun 1, 2006
Even a struggling artist such as the young Charles Burchfield could render a swamp in a dreamy blue palette far removed from traditional art. Europe's loss was often America's gain. (Orlando Sentinel -- Entertainment)
Museum plan delights Burchfield family Feb 17, 2006
The son is a retired IBM executive and president of the Charles Burchfield Foundation, which the artist set up before he died in 1967 to oversee sales of his paintings, maintain his sketchbooks and other art memorabilia and direct charitable giving ... The section will include the studio Charles Burchfield painted in behind his home. (Buffalo News)
