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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5806  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Rush Hour, Broad Street, Philadelphia
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5806 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Rush Hour, Broad Street, Philadelphia

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Date1971
MediumDrawing; black marker and watercolor on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 13 3/4 x 21 3/8in. (34.9 x 54.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 3/4 x 21 3/8in. (34.9 x 54.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of Broad Street, Philadelphia, at night, with City Hall in the center. There are other buildings flanking both sides of the street, and crowds of people on the sidewalks and in the street. Automobiles and a bus are on Broad Street..
Object number2012.284.5806
MarkingsVerso of sheet a, bottom left and verso of sheet b, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto of sheet a, bottom right, handwritten in black marker: "RUSH HOUR - BROAD STREET, PHILADELPHIA / JULY 16, 1971"
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