Duffy Square, New York City
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Date1968
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 18 x 23 5/8in. (45.7 x 60cm)
Sheet (height x width): 18 x 23 5/8in. (45.7 x 60cm)
Sheet (height x width): 18 x 23 5/8in. (45.7 x 60cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of Duffy Square in the Times Square area of Manhattan. The statue of George M. Cohan is in the foreground; behind it is the Studebaker Building (now demolished) with the Canadian Club sign on its roof. A Coca-Cola sign (with digital clock) and Castro Convertibles sign are visible on the side of a building in between the Studebaker and the statue. What is probably a sign for Howard (a men's clothing store) is visible on the right side of the Studebaker Building. On the left is Broadway and on the right is 7th Avenue, both of them lined with buildings and advertisements. On Broadway, there are signs for Playland (an arcade), the Warner cinema, and movie ads for 2001: A Space "Trip" (presumably A Space Odyssey) and Camelot. On 7th Avenue, there are signs for Buitoni Italian Food, There's a Girl in my Soup, Plaza Suite, and War and Peace. Pedestrian and automobile and bus traffic is also pictured.
Object number2012.284.5756
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "4/7/68"Subject Terms
Collections
- Richard Welling Collection
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