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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5661  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Highway Construction
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5661 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Highway Construction

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Date1969
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 the construction of a highway, with pylons pictured prominently across the sheet of paper. There are what appear to be piles of debris strewn across the site, with one large pile on the left. In the center of the drawing, on the side of a horizontal beam, the name "Tower Iron Works" appears.
Object number2012.284.5661
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom left, handwritten in black ink: "2/22/69"
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