Union Station, New London
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Datebefore 1977
MediumDrawing; black ink 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 Union Station in New London, Connecticut. The Romanesque Revival building is depicted from a slight angle, with the front and right sides visible. It features an arched entrance, the name of the station over the entrance, and decorative brickwork over the windows. Automobiles are parked in front of the building.
Object number2012.284.6053
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "|[left-pointing arrow] 12 1/2 [horizontal line] 10 1/2 [horizontal line] / 81 1/2 + 68 1/2"Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "[right-pointing arrow]| WELLING"
Verso, bottom, handwritten in pencil: "Union Sta., New London CT"
Bottom, handwritten in pencil: "Amtrak Book"NotesSubject Note: A reproduction of this drawing was published in Richard Welling's book, "Amtrak AFT-1 Turbo old 97 Conrail H-36.34 and other friends." Union Station in New London was designed by the Boston architect Henry Hobson Richardson and erected in 1887.
Date Note: Welling's book was published in 1977.
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- Richard Welling Collection
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