Towers of Manhattan
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
PrinterPrinted by
Unknown
Datebefore 1971
MediumOffset lithography; colored printer's inks on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 15 1/8 x 9 1/4in. (38.4 x 23.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionOffset lithograph of the front and back of a drawing of the skyscrapers of Manhattan. In the foreground are low-rise buldings, in the mid-ground are buildings of medium height, and in the background are very tall skyscrapers. The sky is blue with fluffy white clouds. Around the edges of the image area are a grayscale and scales for cyan and yellow.
Object number2012.284.5465
MarkingsRecto, right side, printed pink ink: [Japanese characters]InscribedRecto, center, handwritten in green ink: "8 [circled]--A"Bottom, handwritten in green ink: "8 [circled]--B"
Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "p-127"NotesSubject Note: A reproduction of this print appears on page 127 of Richard Welling's The Technique of Drawing Buildings.
Date Note: The publication date for The Technique of Drawing Buildings was 1971.
Collections
- Richard Welling Collection
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