Sketchbook
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Date1970-1975
MediumDrawings; black and colored inks on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 10 5/8 x 8 1/8in. (27 x 20.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 5/8 x 8 1/8in. (27 x 20.6cm)
Other (book height x width x depth): 11 x 8 3/8 x 7/8in. (27.9 x 21.3 x 2.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 5/8 x 8 1/8in. (27 x 20.6cm)
Other (book height x width x depth): 11 x 8 3/8 x 7/8in. (27.9 x 21.3 x 2.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionSketchbook consisting of 217 pages of drawings. Subjects include the Bushnell Park music festival of 1970; the Hartford Arts Festival of 1971; people watching demolition of Asylum Street in 1971; dogs; plans for a drawing instruction book; logos for the Hartford Arts Festival, Poor People's Federation, Saxe Studios and the bicentennial; the Hotel Sonesta biergarten; automobiles; and alternative decor schemes for the exterior of the Old State House (Hartford).
Object number2014.68.3
CopyrightIn copyright until 2079. Copyright held by Debrah Welling and Lisa Riss Welling.
InscribedRecto of endpaper, top left, handwritten in black ink: "R. WELLING / 721 MAIN ST. / HTFD. CT. 06103 [underlined] / Book 3 [in blue ink]"Many of the sketches are dated and labeled with the location or a brief title/description
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John Monteiro
2005 June 19
