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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5235  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
My Room at the Bellevue, 424, A Room Without a View
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5235 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

My Room at the Bellevue, 424, A Room Without a View

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Date1986
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 14 x 17in. (35.6 x 43.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 17in. (35.6 x 43.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of the interior of room 424 at the Bellevue Hotel (probably in Washington, D.C.), which depicts a round table with a notebook, papers, and an ashtray with a lit cigarette in it, a bed, two chairs, a nightstand, and several lamps. There are curtains on the two windows, which look out onto the brick wall of another building.
Object number2012.284.5235
MarkingsVerso, bottom left, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom left, handwritten in black ink: "8-18-TUE 86 -3:30+ MY ROOM AT THE BELLEVUE-424 A ROOM WITHOUT A VIEW"
Collections
  • Richard Welling Collection
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