American Freedom Train
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Date1975-1976
MediumDrawing; black marker on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 14 x 16 5/8in. (35.6 x 42.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of American Freedom Train car number 205 (the press car). The car has a covered platform at the end, with an American Freedom Train seal mounted to the balcony railing.
Object number2012.284.5359
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, left side, handwritten in black ink: "RICHARD WELLING"Bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "|[left-pointing arrow] 8" 66 1/2"
Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "[right-pointing arrow]|"
Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "WELLING"NotesSubject Note: A reproduction of this drawing appears in Richard Welling's book, "Amtrak AFT-1 Turbo old 97 Conrail H-36.34 and other friends."
Date Note: The American Freedom Train toured the United States in 1975 and 1976 to commemorate the Bicentennial.
Collections
- Richard Welling Collection
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