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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5589  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Main Street, Essex, Connecticut
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5589 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Main Street, Essex, Connecticut

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Datebefore 1993
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 15 x 19 3/4in. (38.1 x 50.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of buildings and shops on Main Street in Essex, Connecticut. Essex Cleaners and Essex Restaurant are the two legible signs. The buildings vary in their architectural styles. There are automobiles parked on the street and several pedestrians near their cars.
Object number2012.284.5589
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, right side, handwritten in pencil: "|[horizontal line] 5 1/4" deep [horizontal line] / 45%"NotesDate Note: In 1993, J. Alden Clothiers was established where Essex Cleaners once stood.
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