Drawing a Skyscraper (Step 2)
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Dateprobably 1971
MediumDrawing; pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 23 x 14 1/2in. (58.4 x 36.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of the tower portion of Travelers Insurance Company in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, and the top of the flag pole that stands in front of the building on the plaza.
Object number2012.284.5445
MarkingsRecto, bottom right, handwritten on piece of tape in red ink unless otherwise specified: "P65 [underlined] / Demo 6 / 23% / 46 [in pencil] / [Japanese characters in green ink]"Bottom left, blind stamped: STRATHMORE ARTIST
Verso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom right, handwritten in blue ink: "STEP 1 PROJECT 6"
Verso, bottom, handwritten in pencil: "P-65 Tec of Drawing Buildings"NotesSubject Note: A reproduction of this drawing appears on page 65 of Richard Welling's The Technique of Drawing Buildings.
Date Note: The Technique of Drawing Buildings was published in 1971.
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