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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.711  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
New York City
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.711 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

New York City

Photographer (American, 1926 - 2009)
Dateafter 1972
MediumPhotography; color Polaroid instant print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/8 x 3in. (7.9 x 7.6cm) Sheet (height x width): 4 1/8 x 3 1/2in. (10.5 x 8.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
Object number2012.284.711-.725
DescriptionPolaroid photographs of buildings and bridges in New York City, including the spire of the Empire State Building (taken from the observation deck), Chinatown, a neoclassical building near the Brooklyn Bridge, an unidentified public sculpture consisting of red metal cylinders, the Parsons School of Design Fashion Education Center, the Citigroup Center/601 Lexington Ave (formerly Citicorp Center) and surrounding buildings with the East River in foreground, and Battery Park with the New York Harbor waters in the foreground. Bridge scenes include a train on the Williamsburg Bridge, Chinatown, Manhattan from the Brooklyn Bridge, the George Washington Bridge, the Queesboro Bridge, the Brooklyn Bridge itself, and the Willis Avenue Bridge on the Harlem River.
NotesDate Note: The Polaroid SX-70, which is the camera Welling used, was manufactured from 1972-1981.
Status
Not on view