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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5779 © 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society
Rush Hour - Staten Island Ferry
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5779 © 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society

Rush Hour - Staten Island Ferry

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Date1968
MediumDrawing; black and colored markers on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 18 x 23 5/8in. (45.7 x 60cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of a line of people inside the Staten Island Ferry terminal, their long shadows indicating the time of day as either morning or evening. There is a change booth, marked with a sign, in the top left corner, and a sign announcing the 5 cent fare.
Object number2012.284.5779
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom right, handwritten in gray marker: "RUSH HOUR - / STATEN ISLAND / FERRY"

Bottom right, handwritten in black marker: "4/5/68"
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