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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5641  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Ambrose Light Ship
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5641 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Ambrose Light Ship

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Date1969
MediumDrawing; black ink and colored 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)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of the docked lightship Ambrose, with people boarding it by gangplank.
Object number2012.284.5641
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom right, handwritten in black marker: "AMBROSE LIGHT SHIP / 10/19/69"
Collections
  • Richard Welling Collection
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