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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5435a  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Retired Veterans
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5435a © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Retired Veterans

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Date1972
MediumDrawing; black ink and colored markers on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 13 5/8 x 21 3/8in. (34.6 x 54.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 5/8 x 21 3/8in. (34.6 x 54.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of two World War II-era propeller airplanes at Bradley Air Museum (subsequently the New England Air Museum) in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. The planes are depicted from the side.
Object number2012.284.5435
MarkingsVersos of both sheets, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto of sheet b, bottom left, handwritten in black ink: "AT BRADLEY AIR MUSEUM / OCTOBER 21, 1972 - TWO OLD WORLD WAR 2 / VETERANS TAKE IT EASY ON A BRISK / OCTOBER AFTERNOON"

Verso of both sheets, bottom, handwritten in pencil: "P 136 Drawing w/ markers"
NotesSubject Note: A reproduction of this drawing appears on page 136 of Richard Welling's Drawing With Markers.
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