The Pan American Exposition opened in Buffalo, NY on May 1, 1901.

“All the triumphs of the spirit and of the skilled hands of labor, the garnered treasures of science, the witcheries of art, the spoils of earth and air and sea are gathered here to warn, to delight, to encourage and reward the ever-striving, the indomitable mind of man.”-
State John M. Hay, June 14, 1901 in Buffalo, NY

Learn more about the Pan American Exposition at
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Photographs by C. D. Arnold (c. 1844-1927) Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, New York, 1901, [1901]

C. D. Arnold was the official photographer of the Pan-American Exposition.  Several of these photographs are featured in his official catalog. Other people who wanted to use cameras on the grounds had to obtain a special permit from Arnold. 

Images:

Charles D. Arnold (c. 1844-1927), New York State Building, 1901; gelatin silver print mounted on paper board, Overall: 8 x 10 in. Gift of Tom Prestopnik, 1995 *What was the New York State Building survives today and is home to the Buffalo History Museum.

Charles D. Arnold (c. 1844-1927), Lincoln Parkway Entrance, 1901; gelatin silver print mounted on paper board, Overall: 8 x 10 in.Collection of the Burchfield Penney, Gift of Tom Prestopnik, 1995

Charles D. Arnold (c. 1844-1927), Amherst and Lincoln Parkway, 1901; gelatin silver print mounted on paper board, Overall: 8 x 10 in.;Collection of the Burchfield Penney, Gift of Tom Prestopnik, 1995

Charles D. Arnold (c. 1844-1927), Looking Toward Delaware Park from Electric Tower, 1901; gelatin silver print mounted on paper board, Overall: 8 x 10 in.; Collection of the Burchfield Penney,Gift of Tom Prestopnik, 1995

More images at http://www.burchfieldpenney.org/collection/browse:permanent-collection/artist:charles-d-arnold/

Orion and the Moon is an extraordinary work from 1917, what Burchfield called his Golden Year. The painting contains a simple house dwarfed by a cloudy, silver expanse of sky. A crescent moon and Orion are situated next to a mass of densely planted trees. The constellation also appears in later masterworks such as December Moonrise (1959), Orion in December (1959) and Orion in Winter (1962), but Orion and the Moon was the first major work to celebrate the constellation. All four works were only shown together on one occasion, during the Burchfield International Exhibition, held at the Charles Burchfield Center from October 21, 1968 - February 16, 1969.

Charles E. Burchfield: Oh My Heavens is on view from April 12-August 4, 2013 at the Burchfield Penney Art Center. Learn more at http://www.burchfieldpenney.org/exhibitions/exhibition:04-12-2013-07-28-2013-charles-e-burchfield-oh-my-heavens/

Images (top to bottom)

Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Orion and the Moon, 1917; Watercolor, charcoal, colored pencil, and gouache on joined paper, mounted on board, 23 1/2 x 35 inches, Signed and dated lower right, Chas Burchfield, 1917; Private Collection

Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), December Moonrise, 1959; watercolor on paper, 30 x 36 inches; The Phillips Collection, Gift of B. J. and Carol Cutler, 2009

Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Orion in Winter, 1962; watercolor on paper, 48 x 54 inches; Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid

Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Orion in December, 1959; watercolor and pencil on paper, 39 7/8 x 32 7/8 inches; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.

Happy Birthday Charles Burchfield!!! The artist was born on April 9, 1893 in Ashtabula, Ohio.

“Eighteen years ago, a calamity befell this family—a squalling calamity—eighteen years ago on a Sunday, I was born—at six o’clock in the evening. Being born on a Sunday accounts for the purity of my soul…..Everything conspired to make it a day after my own heart. This morning I awoke early, and looked out. It was a wonderful scene. Everything—ground, arbor, trees, fences, and wires,—were all covered heavily with pure white snow that glittered in the light of the rising sun.” - Charles Burchfield, on his 18th birthday, April 9, 1911

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Image Top: Charles Lind, Charles Burchfield at Birge Wallpaper Company, Buffalo, New York c. 1924-29, from the Archives of the Burchfield Penney Art Center

Image Bottom: Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Self-Portrait, January 1916; watercolor and conté on paper, 19 13/16 x 16 5/8 inches (Frame: 26 x 19 7/8 inches); Collection of the Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo, New York, The Charles Rand Penney Collection of Work by Charles E. Burchfield, 1994

Easter in Buffalo, New York

Marion Faller is a photographer. She received her Master of Fine Arts degree at University at Buffalo after completing the Program in Photographic Studies at the Visual Arts Workshop in Rochester, New York. Her Bachelor of Arts degree was earned at Hunter College in New York City. She has taught at University at Buffalo, Colgate University, Marymount Manhattan College, and Hunter College. Faller has exhibited widely and her work is included in many collections throughout the United States including the Addison Gallery of American Art (Andover MA), Albright-Knox Art Gallery (Buffalo NY), Burchfield Penney Art Center (Buffalo NY) and International Museum of Photography (Rochester NY). She has received fellowships from NY Foundation for the Arts, CEPA Gallery and Light Work. Faller has had numerous exhibitions, including solo shows at Pyramid Arts Center, Fenimore Art Museum and Menschel Photography Gallery. Selected group exhibits include Visions of Passage: Photographers, Writers & the American Scene (Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego), Home is Where the Heart Is (Center for Photography at Woodstock) and Holidays & Festivals in America (Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, Philadelphia).

http://www.flaggingspirits.umb.edu/marionhtml/marion.html

Marion Faller (b. 1941), Butter Lambs and Easter Eggs, Penney’s Dairy, Broadway Market, Buffalo, NY, Spring 1988, 1988; photograph, 16 x 20 inches; Gift of the artist

Marion Faller (b. 1941), Easter Desserts, Immaculate Heart of Mary Convent, 1989; chromogenic color print, 16 x 20 inches; Gift of the artist

Marion Faller (b. 1941), A Family’s Swienconka Baskets (Holy Saturday) and Table (Easter Sunday), Buffalo, NY, 1988, © 1989; chromogenic color print, 16 x 20 inches; Gift of the artist

Marion Faller (b. 1941), 3 children holding 2 Swienconka baskets, c. 1987; chromogrnic color print, 16 x 20 inches; Gift of the artist

Marion Faller (b. 1941), Woman Holding Swienconka Basket, c. 1987-88; chromogenic color print, 16 x 20 inches; Gift of the artist

Marion Faller (b. 1941), Swienconka table, St. John Kanty Convent, Buffalo, NY 1988, © 1989; chromogenic color print, 20 x 16 inches; Gift of the artist

Marion Faller (b. 1941), Pink Throne with Balloons and Eggs (Meet the Easter Bunny Set-up), undated; chromogenic color print, 16 x 20 inches; Gift of the artist

Marion Faller (b. 1941), Greinert Family Easter Display, Wheatfield, NY, April 2001; chromogenic print, 20 x 24 inches (Frame: 20 1/4 x 24 1/4 inches); Gift of the Artist, 2006

Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Autumn Leaves at Play, 1950-1959; watercolor on paper, 30 x 40 inches; Private Collection

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