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Gift of the Richard Welling family, 2012.284.4797  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Highway Signs, Hartford, Connecticut
Gift of the Richard Welling family, 2012.284.4797 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Highway Signs, Hartford, Connecticut

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Date1967
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 17 7/8 x 23 1/2in. (45.4 x 59.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 17 7/8 x 23 1/2in. (45.4 x 59.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of highway signs in Hartford, Connecticut. From left to right, the exit signs refer to Asylum and Sigourney Streets, Ann and High Streets, Main Street (south) and route 44 (west) and Main Street (north). Trucks and automobiles are depicted on the highway and there are buildings, lamp posts and traffic lights in the background.
Object number2012.284.4797
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom left, handwritten in black ink: "WELLING / AUG '67"

Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: vertical line and left-pointing arrow "10 1/4 wide" right-pointing arrow "5 [circled] 45 1/2"

Verso, bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "x"
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