Buildings on Forty-Second Street, New York City
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
(American, 1926 - 2009)
Datebefore 1996
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 14 x 17in. (35.6 x 43.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of buildings near Times Square, New York City. In the foreground are several retail shops and restaurants on Forty-Second Street, including Adler Shoes, Herman's, Regal Shoes, Thom McAn, Popeyes, Hardy and Tad's Broiled Steaks. In the background in the center is 1501 Broadway (the Paramount Building), topped with a clock and globe; behind it on the right is One Astor Plaza (with fins).
Object number2012.284.5847
NotesDate Note: Adler Shoes, pictured in the lower left, was at 141 West 42nd Street until the mid-1990s. All of the retail stores and restaurants pictured were closed by 2004, when the area was razed to make way for the Bank of American building.On View
Not on viewCollections
Meyers Studios, Inc.
1955
