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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5421  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
McSorley's Old Ale House
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5421 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

McSorley's Old Ale House

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Dateabout 1974
MediumInkjet print; colored inks on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 17 x 11in. (43.2 x 27.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 17 x 11in. (43.2 x 27.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionReproduction of a marker drawing of the interior of a bar in Manhattan. There are three figures at the bar and numerous signs and pictures hanging on the walls. In the foreground are two tables and a water cooler. A ceiling fan, hanging lights and pipes are at the top.
Object number2012.284.5421
InscribedRecto, bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "Page 84"

There is a pencil-drawn rectangle around the image area
NotesDate Note: Richard Welling's Drawing With Markers was published in 1974, and the drawing was probably made before 1974, while the reproduction could have been made any time after.
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  • Richard Welling Collection
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