Gas Tanks and Construction Materials
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Date1981
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 16 x 22 1/8in. (40.6 x 56.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of about ten gas tanks within an enclosure, with three ropes that end in nooses hanging off the side of the enclosure. Behind them is what appears to be a dumpster. Looming over them is what may be a crane and a structure under construction consisting of a platform supported by metal beams. What appears to be a highway light is in the right background.
Object number2012.284.5349
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "RICHARD WELLING / NOVEMBER 28, 1981 10:35"Verso, bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "85%"
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- Richard Welling Collection
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