Throughout World War II, he donated numerous canvases to the USO, Red Cross nurses' quarters, and various hospitals.

Burgdorff is in his early twenties, but the three exquisitely toned water colors displayed at the exhibition of the Bohemian Club last week evince mature qualities.

These three pictures were readily sold, and the 20 or more which the artist intends taking to Portland this week to place on exhibition give indications of rare talent.

[14] Under the guidance of Charles S. Aiken, editor of Sunset magazine, Burgdorff exhibited forty to fifty canvases in Portland, Oregon, garnering considerable attention.

Lucy Jerome from The San Francisco Call stated: "six most fairylike and charming small paintings, three water colors and three oils.

[19] In early 1910, Burgdorff presented consecutive solo exhibitions at two San Francisco galleries, Rabjohn & Morcom and Vickery's.

[20]There is a fresco in the Herrmann Hall's Tower Room at the Naval Postgraduate School (the old Hotel Del Monte), called The Witch Tree.

[23] In 1907, Burgdorff traveled to Santa Fe, New Mexico, aspiring to specialize as a painter of desert landscapes over the more conventional aspen and adobe themes that were popular at the time.

[9] Burgdorff was commissioned by the Santa Fe Railroad company to make an oil painting of San Francisco Peaks in north central Arizona.

The San Francisco Examiner said: "The canvases show much progress in technique since the picturesque artist first invaded the realism of Bohemia: but he has not abated in his daring color tones or in the broad sweep of his effects.

The rich purple of the hills is brought out with clean cut distinctness against the golden glow which foretells the approach of dawn.

The show was so successful the proceeds financed an extensive two-year global expedition encompassing France, Italy, Egypt, Greece, and the Philippines.

His travels took him through Egypt and onward to Asia, spending six months in the Philippines before journeying through China and Japan on his homeward route.

[5][10][9] In November 1913, while in Manila, he faced financial constraints and resorted to taking on the role of a night watchman aboard the United States Army transport ship USAT Thomas to navigate his way back to San Francisco.

[9] In August 1925, Burgdorff went with painters Ray Strong, Ira Remsen, and Frank Van Sloun for a two-month sketching trip to Grand Canyon, Kayenta and Flagstaff, Arizona.

Additionally, he painted Tioga Pass during winter, capturing the High Sierra peaks set against a blue sky.