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Manhattan Skyline and Boats in the East River
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Manhattan Skyline and Boats in the East River

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Datebefore 1971
MediumDrawing; black marker on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 18 x 47 3/8in. (45.7 x 120.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of the Manhattan skyline with the East River in the foreground. A variety of boats, including tugs, yachts, and ferries, are depicted in the river. There is a tandem rotor helicopter in the sky on the right.
Object number2012.284.5787
MarkingsVersos, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]NotesDate Note: A similar drawing (minus the helicopter) was reproduced in Richard Welling's book, The Technique of Drawing Buildings, which was published in 1971.
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