Retail Signs Along Riverdale Road, Springfield, Massachusetts
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Dateprobably 1974
MediumDrawing; black ink and gray markers on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 15 x 19 5/8in. (38.1 x 49.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 x 19 5/8in. (38.1 x 49.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 x 19 5/8in. (38.1 x 49.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of a multitude of retail advertisements along Riverdale Road in Springfield, Massachusetts. From left to right, the signs advertise Donut Dip, Castro Convertible, Esso (pictured backward), Accordion Mart Studios, Hammond of Springfield, Starkey, and Bickfords Original Pancake House. There are additional signs for an unnamed restaurant, including one with a replica cow, and an anonymous motel. Several automobiles are in a parking lot on the left and the roadway on the right.
Object number2012.284.5417
MarkingsRecto, bottom right, handwritten in black ink on tape: "Combo / D/O / line"Handwritten in red ink on tape: "42%"
Bottom right, handwritten in pink ink on tape: "4 / demo/4"
Bottom right, stamped in red ink on tape: "44"
Verso, bottom left, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedVerso, bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "P. 45 Drawing w/ markers"NotesSubject Note: A reproduction of this drawing appears on page 45 of Richard Welling's Drawing With Markers, as step four of a four-part lesson on combining line and tone.
Date Note: The date is based on the year Drawing With Markers was published.
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- Richard Welling Collection
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