Stephen May writes frequently on the arts. The exhibit “The Paintings of Charles Burchfield: North by Midwest” will show at the Columbus Museum of Art in Columbus, Ohio, March 23 through May 18 before moving on to the Burchfteld-Penney Art Center in Buffalo, New York (June 15 through August 17), and the National Museum of American Art in Washington, D. C. (September 26 through January 25, 1998).