Conrail Yard, Palmer, Massachusetts

August 1989

James Welling

Associated Names
James Welling

Artist, American, born 1951

The image shows a viewpoint from an elevated position looking down at a railway track stretching into the distance. The horizon is high in the image, creating depth as the tracks lead into the distance where they meet a line of trees under a hazy sky. On the left, railway cars are on the tracks bordered by vegetation and utility poles. On the right, elevated houses with light-colored exteriors are near the tracks, surrounded by foliage. The image is monochromatic, with a grayscale color palette. The composition is detailed, capturing textures of tracks, trees, and buildings clearly.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    inkjet print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Artist

  • Dimensions

    image: 29.5 × 24.2 cm (11 5/8 × 9 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 35.6 × 28 cm (14 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.158.35

  • Series Title

    Railroad Photographs

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower left in graphite: James Welling; by artist, lower left: RR# 98A / INKJET PRINT / EPSON 9900 / MUSEO SILVER RAG; lower center: Conrail Yard, Palmer, MA; 1989

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