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Charles Ephraim Burchfield Biography
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Born Ashtabula Harbor, OH
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Father died, family moves Salem, OH
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Attended Cleveland School of Art Cleveland, OH
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Decided to become a painter
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Awarded a scholarship at Nat. Academy of Design New York, NY
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Met Mary Mowbray Clarke; got one-man show New York, NY
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Served in U.S. Army Camp Jackson, SC
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Leave of absence from Mullins Co., paints Tennessee, New York, Ohio
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First work aquired by a museum Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
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Married Bertha L. Kenreich
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Represented by Montross Gallery New York, NY
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Represented by Frank K.M. Rehn Gallery New York, NY
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Commissioned: Fortune Magazine, paint rail yards Altoona and Harrisburg, PA
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Painted coal mines Texas and West Virginia
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Elected member of Nat. Inst. of Arts and Letters
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Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
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Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts Hamilton College, Clinton, NY
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Taught summer classes Buffalo, NY; Athens, OH; Duluth, MN
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Gold medal, Amer. Acad. and Inst. of Arts and Ltrs New York, NY
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Charles Burchfield Center established State University College, Buffalo, NY
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Died of heart attack West Seneca, NY
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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1970
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The Nature of Charles Burchfield: A Memorial Exhibition 1893-1967, Museum of Art, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute Utica, New York
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1968
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Charles Burchfield Memorial Exhibition, Paintings and Drawings, The American Academy of Arts and Letters New York, NY
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1966
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Dedication, the Charles Burchfield Center, Buffalo State University College Buffalo, NY
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1965
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Retrospective Exhibition, The University of Arizona Art Gallery Tucson, AZ
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1964
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Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Philadelphia, PA
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1963
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Exhibition, Albright-Knox Art Gallery Buffalo, NY
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1962
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Exhibition, Edward W. Root Art Center Hamilton College, Clinton, NY
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1956
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Retrospective Exhibition, Whitney Museum of American Art New York, NY
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1953
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Exhibition, Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland, OH
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1944
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Retrospective Exhibition, Albright Art Gallery Buffalo, NY
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1938
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Exhibition, Carnegie Institute Pittsburgh, PA
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1934
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Exhibition, Phillips Memorial Gallery Washington, D.C.
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1932
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Exhibition, Memorial Art Gallery Rochester, NY
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1930
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Exhibition, Museum of Modern Art New York, NY
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1916
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First Solo Show, Sunwise Turn Bookshop New York, NY
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| Links to further information |
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