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Gift of the Richard Welling family, 2012.284.5420  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Christmas Lights
Gift of the Richard Welling family, 2012.284.5420 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Christmas Lights

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Datebefore 1974
MediumDrawing; blue ink and colored markers on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 13 5/8 x 18 1/2in. (34.6 x 47cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of the plaza level of Constitution Plaza in Hartford, Connecticut, at night with Christmas lights in the trees, on the fountain, and forming a star at the top of a pole. Groups of people are shown walking across the plaza. There is a building on the right with several windows illuminated.
Object number2012.284.5420
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedVerso, bottom, handwritten in pencil: "P. 83 Drawing w/ Markers"

Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "LOCatioN"
NotesSubject Note: A reproduction of this drawing appears on page 83 of Richard Welling's Drawing With Markers.

Date Note: The date is based on the year Drawing With Markers was published.
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