New York City Landmarks
PhotographerPhotographed by
Richard Welling
(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 number2012.284.754-.772
DescriptionPolaroid photographs of New York City, including Times Square; the Statue of Liberty; the Paramount Building; the Plaza Hotel, Hampshire House, Solow Building, Helmsley Park Lane, and other buildings on or near Central Park South; the Ansonia Hotel; smokestacks from what is probably the Consolidated Edison (ConEd) plant in Brooklyn, and the Hotel Paramount. The Brooklyn Bridge with Manhattan behind it is depicted several times, and in one photograph the World Trade Center towers are visible. The Queensboro Bridge is also shown. There is one unidentified building with turrets and a tower.
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Not on view
