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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5170 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Old Glory in a New Role
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5170 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Old Glory in a New Role

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Date1970
MediumDrawing; black, gray and colored markers on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 13 3/4 x 10 1/2in. (34.9 x 26.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of a building under construction with an American flag hanging off the side. Several pedestrians are on the sidewalk and there is an automobile in the left foreground.
Object number2012.284.5170
InscribedRecto, bottom right, handwritten in blue marker: "OLD GLORY IN / A NEW ROLE / 6/19/70"
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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5456 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Flags
Richard Welling
before 1971
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5250 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
42nd Street, New York City
Richard Welling
1970
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5434 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
42nd Street Signs
Richard Welling
1972
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.6799a © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Kennedy Galleries, 20 East 56th
Richard Welling
before 1974
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5276 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Low-Rise Buildings on a Street
Richard Welling
1971
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5417 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Retail Signs Along Riverdale Road, Springfield, Massachusetts
Richard Welling
probably 1974
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5475 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Unidentified Houses
Richard Welling
1972
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5214 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Cast-Iron-Front Buildings, Hartford
Richard Welling
1976
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5461 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
McSorley's Old Ale House, New York
Richard Welling
1970
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5219 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Rainy Thursday
Richard Welling
1976
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5249 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
One Astor Place - Steel Up About 25 Stories
Richard Welling
1970
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.6822 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Hartford Civic Center Construction
Richard Welling
1974
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