Flatiron Building
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Date1968
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 23 3/4 x 18in. (60.3 x 45.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 23 3/4 x 18in. (60.3 x 45.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 23 3/4 x 18in. (60.3 x 45.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of the Flatiron Building in Manhattan from the intersection of 5th Avenue and East 22nd Street. The Flatiron Building is sketched in detail relative to the buildings surrounding it. Pedestrians are pictured on the sidewalks and automobiles are shown on the streets. In the lower right corner is a traffic light and decorative street lamp.
Object number2012.284.5442
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "FLATIRON BUILDING / WELLING / 4/5/68"Verso, bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "93"
Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "Tec of Drawing Building P. 60"NotesSubject Note: A reproduction of a drawing similar to this one appears on page 60 of Richard Welling's The Technique of Drawing Buildings.
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