2013 Finalist National Medal for Museum and Library Service

Collection Highlights

Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
ca. 1780
1954.148
Oak, leather, metal
Related Person: Gouverneur Morris

Support the New-York Historical Society

Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.

DONATE TODAY

collections > Luce Center > World Trade Center Construction Site: Aluminum (?) Facing Being Installed on the North Tower (55 Stories at the Time) with South Tower Barely Visible in Back

Museum Collections

back

Luce Center

World Trade Center Construction Site: Aluminum (?) Facing Being Installed on the North Tower (55 Stories at the Time) with South Tower Barely Visible in Back

World Trade Center Construction Site: Aluminum (?) Facing Being Installed on the North Tower (55 Stories at the Time) with South Tower Barely Visible in Back
Title
World Trade Center Construction Site: Aluminum (?) Facing Being Installed on the North Tower (55 Stories at the Time) with South Tower Barely Visible in Back
Date 
1970
Related People 
Artist/Maker: Richard Welling
Medium 
Black and colored felt tip pens on paper
Dimensions 
23 5/8 x 18 in.
Credit Line 
Gift of Richard Welling
Object Number 
2002.43.6
Inscriptions 
Inscribed at lower left in black felt tip pen: "4/8/70 / NORTH TOWER IN / FORGROUND ABOUT / 55 STORIES HIGH"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group