Charles Ephraim Burchfield (April 9, 1893 - January 10, 1967) was an American

United States

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 painter

Painting

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 and visionary artist, known for his passionate watercolors of nature

Nature

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 scenes and townscapes. His paintings are in the collections of many major museums in the USA and have been the subject of exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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, the Whitney Museum of American Art

Whitney Museum of American Art

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 and the Museum of Modern Art

Museum of Modern Art

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 as well as other prominent institutions.
Born in Ashtabula, Ohio

Ashtabula, Ohio

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, Burchfield was raised by his widowed mother in Salem, Ohio

Salem, Ohio

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