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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5850  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Times Square
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5850 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Times Square

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Date1972
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 10 3/4 x 16 1/4in. (27.3 x 41.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of Times Square in New York City, with the Sony, Canadian Club, Coca-Cola and Castro Convertibles signs of Duffy Square in the center and Broadway in front of that. On the far left, the Forum theater's marquee advertises Clint Eastwood in Dirty Harry, and on the far right, a theater advertises The Abductors on a large poster. Other buildings are visible in the background, and pedestrian and automobile traffic is depicted.
Object number2012.284.5850
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "TIMES SQUARE / 2/24/72"
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