Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.6326 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Queensboro Bridge, New York City

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling (American, 1926 - 2009)

Date1990-2000

MediumDrawing; white ink on black paper, mounted on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 x 12 3/8in. (22.9 x 31.4cm) Sheet (height x width): 11 x 14in. (27.9 x 35.6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family

Object number2012.284.6326

DescriptionComposition for a linoleum block of the Queensboro Bridge across the East River in New York City, with the masonry, trusses and finials of the tower in the foreground pictured in detail, and the ones in the distance unadorned. There is a barge passing between the first and second towers.

Collections

Richard Welling Collection

NotesMedium Note: Composition for linoleum block carving consists of a drawing pasted to a sheet of paper, with parts of the drawing cut out and other elements drawn in on the paper below.

Subject Note: This composition depicts the same subject from the same perspective as Richard Welling's drawings 2012.284.5823, 2012.284.5842, and 2012.284.5845, and the linoleum block 2011.465.63.

Status

Not on view