Long Island City, New York

1990

James Welling

Associated Names
James Welling

Artist, American, born 1951

This is a black and white photograph of a train locomotive at a rail yard. The locomotive has the number "256" displayed on its side, with a painted stripe design. The image shows the locomotive, railway tracks, pallets, industrial buildings, poles, and electrical cables. The focus is on the locomotive's mechanical details and its surroundings in the rail yard.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Artist

  • Dimensions

    image: 22.7 × 29.4 cm (8 15/16 × 11 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.7 × 35.3 cm (10 7/8 × 13 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.158.22

  • Series Title

    Railroad Photographs

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

James Welling, New York; gift to NGA, 2020.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom left in graphite: James Welling; by artist, lower left: 20c; bottom center: Long Island City, NY 1990

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