Wrecks--Wiscasset
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Dateprobably 1974
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 13 3/4 x 21 1/2in. (34.9 x 54.6cm)
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of two derelict ships, the schooners Hesper and Luther Little, aground in the Sheepscot River in Wiscasset, Maine.
Object number2012.284.5642
MarkingsVerso of sheet a, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]Yellow sticky note, handwritten black ink: "Done during / summer drawing / trip to Maine / w. Debby (74?)"InscribedRecto, bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "WRECKS--WISCASSET"NotesDate Note: According to the sticky note adhered to the verso of the drawing, the drawing was probably made in Maine in 1974.
Subject Terms
Collections
- Richard Welling Collection
On View
Not on view
