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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5854  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Hotel Ansonia
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5854 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Hotel Ansonia

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Dateafter 1972
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 16 1/2 x 14in. (41.9 x 35.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 1/2 x 14in. (41.9 x 35.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of the Hotel Ansonia on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The Beaux-Arts building is depicted from a slight angle, with the side facing the viewer rendered in full detail. The ground floor houses Alberts and Field Drug. There are several pedestrians on the sidewalks in front of the building.
Object number2012.284.5854
MarkingsVerso, bottom left, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "HOTEL ANSONIA"

Verso, bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "85%"
NotesDate Note: This drawing contains elements that are also in 2012.284.767, which is a Polaroid of the Hotel Ansonia. The ground floor retail stores are the same in the drawing and the Polaroid, and the Polaroid was taken after 1972.
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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5583  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Richard Welling
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Richard Welling
1970
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Richard Welling
before 1973
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after 1972
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5442  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Richard Welling
1968
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Richard Welling
after 1968
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5452  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Richard Welling
1970
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Richard Welling
before 1971