Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5611 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

The Thrifty Yankee, Avon, Connecticut

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009

Dateafter 1964

MediumDrawing; black ink on paper

DimensionsSheet (height x width): 23 3/4 x 18in. (60.3 x 45.7cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family

DescriptionDrawing of part of the exterior of a two-story building topped with a cupola and a bird weather vane, probably in Avon, Connecticut. "The Thrifty Yankee" appears over the door, and there is a statue of a Native American in traditional clothing and a headdress holding a rifle in the right foreground.

Object number2012.284.5611

MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "|[left-pointing arrow] 3 3/4 [horizontal line, right-pointing arrow]|"

Verso, top left and right corners, handwritten in pencil: "25"NotesDate Note: The date is based on information found on the Old Avon Village website, stating that a fabric store called the Thrifty Yankee opened in 1964.

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