Fiddle Contest
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Date1983
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 13 5/8 x 21in. (34.6 x 53.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of a crowd gathered in what is probably Bushnell Park in Hartford, Connecticut, for the New England Fiddle Contest. Food vendors under striped umbrellas, a balloon vendor, and festival-goers congregate in front of a banner announcing the name of the contest. In the background are Hartford buildings, including City Place.
Object number2012.284.6163
MarkingsVerso of sheet a, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "JUNE 5, 1983 - FIDDLE CONTEST - / 2:15 PM-"Collections
- Richard Welling Collection
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1975-1985
