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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5423  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
April Showers
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5423 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

April Showers

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Date1972
MediumDrawing; black ink and colored parkers on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 7/8 x 13 5/8in. (30.2 x 34.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 11 7/8 x 13 5/8in. (30.2 x 34.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of a group of people standing on a wet sidewalk in the rain, waiting for a bus, which is sketched in at the curb. Many of the people are holding umbrellas of various colors, and their reflections are visible on the sidewalk.
Object number2012.284.5423
MarkingsThere is a small piece of paper taped to bottom of the sheet, with "Key," "Size," "Page," and "Scale" printed on it in green ink. Handwritten on it: "11 [written and circled in blue ink, crossed out in orange grease pencil] 8 [in orange grease pencil, circled] / 58% [in red marker]"InscribedRecto, bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "4/20/72"

Verso, bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "P. 88 Drawing w/ markers"
NotesSubject Note: A reproduction of this drawing appears on page 88 of Richard Welling's Drawing With Markers.
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