Covered Bridge, West Cornwall
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Date1974
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 18 1/8 x 24 1/8in. (46 x 61.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of the West Cornwall Covered Bridge, also called the Hart Bridge, in West Cornwall, Connecticut. The bridge is depicted from an angle, with one side and part of the interior visible. The bridge sits on stone supports over the Housatonic River. There are two large trees in the foreground partly obscuring the view of the bridge. In the background are three people, standing at the edge of a railing looking at the river.
Object number2012.284.5555
MarkingsVerso, bottom left corner, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom left, handwritten in black ink: "WELLING MAY, 1974 / COVERED BRIDGE / WEST CORNWALL"Collections
- Richard Welling Collection
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