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)
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.
Collections
- Richard Welling Collection
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