Charles Burchfield (American, 1893–1967)

Timeline

: Born Ashtabula Harbor, OH
: Father died, family moves Salem, OH
: Attended Cleveland School of Art Cleveland, OH
: Decided to become a painter
: Awarded a scholarship at Nat. Academy of Design New York, NY
: Met Mary Mowbray Clarke; got one-man show New York, NY
: Served in U.S. Army Camp Jackson, SC
: Leave of absence from Mullins Co., paints Tennessee, New York, Ohio
: Moved Buffalo, NY
: First work aquired by a museum Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
: Married Bertha L. Kenreich
: Represented by Montross Gallery New York, NY
: Moved Gardenville, NY
: Represented by Frank K.M. Rehn Gallery New York, NY
: Commissioned: Fortune Magazine, paint rail yards Altoona and Harrisburg, PA
: Painted coal mines Texas and West Virginia
: Elected member of Nat. Inst. of Arts and Letters
: Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
: Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts Hamilton College, Clinton, NY
: Taught summer classes Buffalo, NY; Athens, OH; Duluth, MN
: Gold medal, Amer. Acad. and Inst. of Arts and Ltrs New York, NY
: Charles Burchfield Center established State University College, Buffalo, NY
: Died of heart attack West Seneca, NY

1970: The Nature of Charles Burchfield: A Memorial Exhibition 1893-1967, Museum of Art, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute Utica, New York
1968: Charles Burchfield Memorial Exhibition, Paintings and Drawings, The American Academy of Arts and Letters New York, NY
1966: Dedication, the Charles Burchfield Center, Buffalo State University College Buffalo, NY
1965: Retrospective Exhibition, The University of Arizona Art Gallery Tucson, AZ
1964: Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Philadelphia, PA
1963: Exhibition, Albright-Knox Art Gallery Buffalo, NY
1962: Exhibition, Edward W. Root Art Center Hamilton College, Clinton, NY
1956: Retrospective Exhibition, Whitney Museum of American Art New York, NY
1953: Exhibition, Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland, OH
1944: Retrospective Exhibition, Albright Art Gallery Buffalo, NY
1938: Exhibition, Carnegie Institute Pittsburgh, PA
1934: Exhibition, Phillips Memorial Gallery Washington, D.C.
1932: Exhibition, Memorial Art Gallery Rochester, NY
1930: Exhibition, Museum of Modern Art New York, NY
1916: First Solo Show, Sunwise Turn Bookshop New York, NY

English (US)