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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.6799a  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Kennedy Galleries, 20 East 56th
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.6799a © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Kennedy Galleries, 20 East 56th

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Datebefore 1974
MediumDrawings; black ink and colored markers on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 10 3/4 x 16 5/8in. (27.3 x 42.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 3/4 x 16 5/8in. (27.3 x 42.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of five low-rise buildings on East 56th Street in Manhattan, with Kennedy Galleries on the ground floor of the one in the center. To the left is Adolfo (probably a clothing store), and to its left is Knize, a clothing store. Several pedestrians are pictured on the sidewalk.

On the verso are two drawings, one of a figure surrounded by what appear to be stacks of newspapers or other bundles of paper, and the other showing a cherrypicker / man lift on the street with a person operating a professional movie camera. Another person is standing on the bed of the truck supporting the lift, and there is a building in the background.
Object number2012.284.6799
Inscribed2012.284.6799a, left side, handwritten in black ink: "BRICK"

Center left, on facade of building second from the left, handwritten inb lack ink: "BRICK"

Bottom left, handwritten in black ink: "USE IN / BOOK FOR / LINE + GRAYS"

Bottom left, handwritten in black ink: "11/30 / KENNEDY / GALLERIES / 20E56 [underlined]"

Bottom left, handwritten in black ink: "-WHITE INK ON DARK PAPER?"

2012.284.6799b, bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "4/30 / FILMING A TV / COMMERICAL / FOR MARTINSONS / COFFEE -- / PARK AVE + / 53 ST. / 11/30"

Bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "SOUTH [right-pointing arrow]"
NotesDate Note: Kennedy Galleries was located at 20 East 56th Street until 1974.
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