THE MINNEAPOLIS STAR-TRUBUNE
By Alicia Eler
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| Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Cain and Abel, 5/8/26; wood engraving, Overall: 11 3/16 x 8 1/8 in. (28.4 x 20.6 cm); Purchased with funds from the Margret L. Wendt Foundation, 1980 |
The 75-minute drive from the Twin Cities to St. Peter, Minn., is enough time to mentally slow down. Tall glass-and-steel buildings are replaced by hearty pine trees and rolling meadows. Speedy cyclists aren’t weaving through traffic. Instead, a furry deer might land its hooves on the highway. This is the mind-set I drifted into on my journey to Gustavus Adolphus College to see “Oh My Heavens: Charles E. Burchfield,” a collection of 50 paintings and drawings by the early-20th-century painter and visionary artist on display at the
Hillstrom Museum of Art. Whether or not you decide to think of
Charles Burchfield as a religious artist, there is an undeniable spiritual presence in this show. [
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| “The Evening Star,” an oil painting by Charles E. Burchfield. |
