Flags
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Datebefore 1971
MediumDrawing; brown and gray markers on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 18 x 23 1/2in. (45.7 x 59.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 18 x 23 1/2in. (45.7 x 59.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 18 x 23 1/2in. (45.7 x 59.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionMarker drawing of three flags, including the American flag, flying over the second-floor balcony of the Plaza Hotel in New York City. Pedestrian and automobile traffic is depicted in front of the building.
Object number2012.284.5456
MarkingsRecto, right side, handwritten in red and green ink on tape: "Demo / 13 [circled] / [Chinese characters] / 49%"Bottom right, handwritten in red ink on tape: "P105 [underlined]"
Verso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom right, handwritten in blue ink: "STEP 3 PROJECT 13"
Verso, bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "tec of Drawing Building P-105"NotesSubject Note: A reproduction of this drawing appears on page 105 of Richard Welling's The Technique of Drawing Buildings, as step three of a three-step project.
Date Note: The date is based on the year The Technique of Drawing Buildings was published.
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