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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5434  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
42nd Street Signs
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5434 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

42nd Street Signs

Artist (American, 1926 - 2009)
Date1972
MediumDrawing; black ink and colored markers on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 13 5/8 x 21 1/2in. (34.6 x 54.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 5/8 x 21 1/2in. (34.6 x 54.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of the signs on 42nd Street in New York City. From left to right, they advertise the National Hotel; Miller; True cigarettes; a sugar-free, calorie-free drink; Nedicks; two bookstores; and the Amsterdam theater. There are many pedestrians on the sidewalks and two automobiles and a bus on the street. The McGraw-Hill building is visible on the right.
Object number2012.284.5434
NotesSubject Note: A reproduction of this drawing (with additions in gray marker) appears on pages 126 and 127 of Richard Welling's Drawing With Markers.
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