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Gift of the Richard Welling Family. 2012.284.5735 © 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society
2nd Avenue and Skyscrapers, Manhattan
Gift of the Richard Welling Family. 2012.284.5735 © 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society

2nd Avenue and Skyscrapers, Manhattan

Artist (American, 1926 - 2009)
Date1983-1986
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 18 x 24 1/8in. (45.7 x 61.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of Manhattan, with the low-rise buildings and pedestrian and automobile traffic of 2nd Avenue (at 50th Street) in the foreground. The Citigroup Center (601 Lexington), with its angled roof, is in the background on the right. The Lipstick Building (53rd at Third) is barely visible and under construction on the far right. Many other buildings, including mid- and high-rises, are depicted, two of them with water towers on their roofs.
Object number2012.284.5735
NotesDate Note: Construction on the Lipstick Building began in 1983 and was completed in 1986.
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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5738 © 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society
Richard Welling
1967
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.711  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Richard Welling
after 1972
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Richard Welling
1972
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Richard Welling
1980
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Richard Welling
1990
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5824  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Richard Welling
probably 1990
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Richard Welling
after 1972
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Richard Welling
1990
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5413  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Richard Welling
before 1972
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5465  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Richard Welling
before 1971