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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5849a  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Manhattan
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5849a © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Manhattan

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Date1972
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 13 3/4 x 21 1/2in. (34.9 x 54.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of a busy street in Manhattan lined with historic low- and mid-rise buildings, with newer skyscrapers in the background. On the left is a Nedick's, followed by McCoy's Bar, and on the right is Frank's Drinks. In the center is what appears to be a building under construction. Pedestrian and aubomobile traffic is depicted.
Object number2012.284.5849
MarkingsVersos of both sheets, bottom right of sheet a and bottom left of sheet b, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto of sheet a, bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "MANHATTAN - AUGUST 2, 1972"
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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5465  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Richard Welling
before 1971
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5434  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Richard Welling
1972
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5738 © 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society
Richard Welling
1967
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5733  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Richard Welling
1980
Gift of the Richard Welling Family. 2012.284.5726 © 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society
Richard Welling
1968
2003.166.15
Kevin M. Doyle
2002-2003
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5731 © 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society
Richard Welling
1965-2009
Gift of the Richard Welling Family. 2012.284.5734 © 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society
Richard Welling
1965-2009