Collection Highlights
William Walton (1706-1768)
ca. 1750
1902.3
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
World Trade Center Construction Site: Triptych Panorama Including the North (74 Stories) and South Towers (26 Stories) Under Construction
Title
World Trade Center Construction Site: Triptych Panorama Including the North (74 Stories) and South Towers (26 Stories) Under Construction
Date
1970
Medium
Black felt tip pen on three sheets of paper
Dimensions
Each Sheet: 23 1/2 x 17 7/8 in. (59.7 x 45.4 cm)
Description
Architecture, a triptych in a series of drawings showing the World Trade Centers under contruction from 1969-72.
Credit Line
Gift of Richard Welling
Object Number
2002.43.9
Inscriptions
Right sheet signed and inscribed at lower right in black felt tip pen: "WELLING / JUNE 18,1970"; left sheet inscribed at lower right: "June 18, 1970 / NORTH TOWER 74 / SOUTH TOWER 26"; at the lower left in graphite: "13"; verso of right sheet inscribed at lower left in black felt tip pen: "20. MANHATTAN SKYLINE"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
