Bridgeport, Connecticut
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Date1970
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 13 5/8 x 21 1/8in. (34.6 x 53.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of buildings in Bridgeport, Connecticut, from an elevated perspective. In the lower right is the intersection of State and Lafayette Streets, with 333 State Street occupying much of the right side of the drawing. Other buildings pictured include City Trust, People's, and Gimbels. Automobile and pedestrian traffic is shown, and in the background are the smokestacks of an industrial building.
Object number2012.284.4959
MarkingsVerso of sheet a, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto of sheet a, bottom left, handwritten in black ink: "4/24/70 / FROM THE / ROOF OF SNET 60 (8 FLOORS) / BRIDGEPORT- / FOG + RAIN- / DETAIL PUT IN / FROM STREET / LEVEL OBSERVATIONS"Collections
- Richard Welling Collection
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