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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5738 © 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society
Downtown Manhattan
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5738 © 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society

Downtown Manhattan

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Date1967
MediumDrawing; black marker on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 17 x 23 1/2in. (43.2 x 59.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of the Financial District of Manhattan, with a construction site in the foreground on the right, with machinery and construction workers depicted, and pedestrian traffic on the sidewalk. Behind it are low-rise buildings, some with water towers on their roofs, and behind those are 20 Exchange Place and 70 Pine Street (with spire). Other, unidentified buildings are shown.
Object number2012.284.5738
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "DOWNTOWN MANHATTAN / WELLING '1967"
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