Conrail GP15-1, Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania

February 1990

James Welling

Associated Names
James Welling

Artist, American, born 1951

This is a photograph of a train locomotive, identified as "Conrail," emerging from a curve on a track. The image shows the front of the train displaying the numbers "1652" in text and on the lit number boards. The scene appears to be set in low light conditions. The train is a dark silhouette, and the track leads into a wooded area with barely visible barren trees lining the sides.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Artist

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.13 × 27.31 cm (9 1/2 × 10 3/4 in.)
    mat: 54.61 × 44.45 cm (21 1/2 × 17 1/2 in.)
    framed: 59.69 × 49.53 cm (23 1/2 × 19 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.158.32

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

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