Hump and Classification Bowls at Selkirk Yard, Bethlehem, New York

January 1991

James Welling

Associated Names
James Welling

Artist, American, born 1951

The image shows a snow-dusted railway yard with tracks converging in the distance. A single boxcar is on the tracks, which split and curve to the right. A dirt path runs alongside the tracks, with utility poles and signaling equipment next to it. The horizon is high in the image, with multiple intersecting railway lines blending into each other. The scene is in black and white, emphasizing the contrast between the snow and the dark tracks and train cars.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Artist

  • Dimensions

    image: 24 × 28.5 cm (9 7/16 × 11 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 27.9 × 35.5 cm (11 × 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.158.13

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, top left: Selkirk Yard 1991; top center: V; upper left: ILFORD OR SEAGULL / Early Print; lower left: 8A; lower center: 4; bottom center: Hump and Classification Bowls at Selkirk Yard, Bethlehem, NY 1991

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