Manhattan Panorama
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
PrintmakerMade by
Unknown
Datebefore 1971
MediumSerigraphy; black printer's ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 14 1/2 x 23in. (36.8 x 58.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 1/2 x 23in. (36.8 x 58.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 1/2 x 23in. (36.8 x 58.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionFour screen prints based on drawings that show the progression from first step to finished panorama of Manhattan. The final print shows lower and midtown Manhattan with the East River in the foreground, full of different kinds of boats, including tugboats, yachts, and ferries.
Object number2012.284.5468-.5471
Markings2012.284.5468, recto, bottom right, in red ink on tape: "Demo 19 / P 145 / 67%"Verso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]
2012.284.5469, recto, bottom right, in red ink on tape: "Demo 19 / P 146-147 / 67%"
Verso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]
2012.284.5470, recto, bottom right, in red ink on tape: "Demo 19 / P 148-149 / 67%"
Verso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]
2012.284.5471, recto, bottom right, in red ink on tape: "Project 19 / P 150-151 / 67%"
Verso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]Inscribed2012.284.5468, recto, bottom right, handwritten in blue ink: "STEP 1 PROJECT 19"
Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "1"
Verso, bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "Tec of Drawing Buildings P 145"
2012.284.5469, recto, bottom right, handwritten in blue ink: "STEP 2 PROJECT 19"
Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "2"
Verso, bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "Tec of Drawing Buildings P 146-7"
2012.284.5470, recto, bottom right, handwritten in blue ink: "STEP 3 PROJECT 19"
Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "3"
Verso, bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "Tec of Drawing Buildings P- 148-9"
2012.284.5471, recto, bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "106%"
Bottom right, handwritten in blue ink: "STEP 4 PROJECT 19"
Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "4"
Verso, bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "Tec of Drawing Buildings P 151"NotesSubject Note: Reproductions of these prints appear on pages 145-151 of Richard Welling's The Technique of Drawing Buildings.
Date Note: The date is based on the year The Technique of Drawing Buildings was published.
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- Richard Welling Collection
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