Custom House, N.Y.
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Date1970
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 18 x 23 7/8in. (45.7 x 60.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Customs House in New York City. The heavily decorated Beaux Arts building is depicted from the front. Several people stand on the sidewalk in front of it, and there are automobiles depicted on the street. On the left are other, more modern buildings.
Object number2012.284.5452
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, left side, handwritten in black ink: "WELLING - 1970"Bottom left, handwritten in black ink: "Fig. 32" [circled]
Bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "ILLUSTRATION FOR PROJECT 10 - CAPTION 2" ["2" is circled]
Verso, bottom left, handwritten in black ink: "10- CUSTOM HOUSE, N.Y."
Bottom, handwritten in pencil: "tec of Drawing Buildings P. 84"NotesSubject Note: A reproduction of this drawing appears on page 84 of Richard Welling's The Technique of Drawing Buildings.
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- Richard Welling Collection
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J. C. Dexter Photo Company
1908
