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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5215  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Unidentified Buildings
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5215 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Unidentified Buildings

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Date1965-2009
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 14 1/8 x 16 3/4in. (35.9 x 42.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of two unidentified buildings and their street level shops in an unidentified town or city. The one on the left houses Bostrom Galleries and a music store, while the one on the right houses Reichlin. The two buildings are different architectural styles. There are pedestrians depicted on the sidewalk in front of them and an automobile is shown in the bottom center.
Object number2012.284.5215
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "WELLING"NotesSubject Note: Possibly Pratt Street, Hartford. Reichlin Furriers were located at 108 Pratt Street during the 1970s and 1980s. However, neither of the other two businesses in this drawing appears to have been in Hartford during this period.
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  • Richard Welling Collection
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