▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁at ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁moving ▁to ▁K enne b unk port ▁with ▁her ▁sister ▁Mad eline , ▁known ▁as ▁" Bob ", ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁and ▁remaining ▁there ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁when ▁they ▁moved ▁to ▁W isc asset . ▁Her ▁style ▁continued ▁to ▁develop ▁during ▁this ▁time , ▁sh ifting ▁from ▁the ▁Im pression ism ▁of ▁her ▁youth ▁to ▁an ▁abstra ction ▁informed ▁by ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁Jackson ▁Pol lock ; ▁later ▁in ▁life ▁she ▁created ▁coll ages ▁from ▁m ica . ▁Some ▁of ▁her ▁work ▁is ▁influenced ▁by ▁cart ography . ▁Active ▁as ▁a ▁pres ervation ist ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁artist , ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Trust ▁for ▁Historic ▁Pres ervation , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁helped ▁to ▁found ▁the ▁Lincoln ▁County ▁Historical ▁Association . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁Maine ▁Art ▁Gallery . ▁Upon ▁her ▁death ▁Bur rage ▁was ▁buried ▁with ▁Mad eline , ▁who ▁prede ce ased ▁her , ▁at ▁Ever green ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Port land . ▁ ▁Bur rage ▁exhib ited ▁widely ▁across ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁during ▁her ▁career , ▁both ▁alone ▁and ▁in ▁group ▁exhib itions , ▁and ▁her ▁work ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁the ▁Smith son ian ▁Institution . ▁Her ▁papers ▁are ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁Maine ▁Women ▁Writ ers ▁Collection ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁England . ▁Among ▁her ▁acc ol ades ▁was ▁the ▁Deb