Demolition of Building
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Date1986
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 13 7/8 x 17in. (35.2 x 43.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 7/8 x 17in. (35.2 x 43.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 7/8 x 17in. (35.2 x 43.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of the demolition of an unidentified building, possibly in Hartford, Connecticut. In the foreground is a truck with a dumpster full of debris on the back. On the left is the cab and bottom part of the tower of a crane, with a wrecking device suspended from it. On the right is the external wall of a building that has been partly demolished by the wrecking device.
Object number2012.284.5199
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom left, handwritten in black ink: "RICHARD WELLING / APRIL 10, THURSDAY, 1986 / 10:45 A:M"Collections
- Richard Welling Collection
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