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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5416  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Portland Head Lighthouse
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5416 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Portland Head Lighthouse

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Dateprobably 1974
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 15 x 22 1/4in. (38.1 x 56.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 x 22 1/4in. (38.1 x 56.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of the Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. The lighthouse stands on the rocky shoreline with the lighthouse keeper's house to the left. There are two birds and several clouds in the sky.
Object number2012.284.5416
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "PORTLAND HEAD LIGHTHOUSE"

Verso, bottom center, handwritten in pencil: "P. 40-41 Drawing w/ markers"
NotesSubject Note: A reproduction of this drawing appears on pages 40-41 of Richard Welling's Drawing With Markers.

Date Note: The date is based on the year Drawing With Markers was published.
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