Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5785 © 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society

Third Avenue, New York

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009

Date1970

MediumDrawing; black marker on paper

DimensionsSheet (height x width): 23 5/8 x 18in. (60 x 45.7cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family

DescriptionDrawing of the construction of a building on Third Avenue in New York City, with much smaller buildings around it in the foreground.

Object number2012.284.5785

MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom left, handwritten in black marker: "WELLING- 1970"

Bottom left, handwritten in black ink: "Fig. 47" [circled]

Bottom right, handwritten in blue ink: "ILLUSTRATION FOR PROJECT 18 - CAPTION 4 ["4" is circled]"

Bottom right, handwritten in black marker: "7/12/68"

Verso, bottom left, handwritten in black marker: "12 - THIRD AVENUE, N.Y."NotesSubject Note: A reproduction of this drawing appears on page 132 of Richard Welling's book, The Technique of Drawing Buildings.

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