Westbound Departure, West Springfield, Massachusetts

November 3, 1990

James Welling

Associated Names
James Welling

Artist, American, born 1951

The image shows train tracks running diagonally from the bottom center towards the right side. In the distance, trees and a train partially block the horizon. A column of dark smoke billows from the train, spreading across the sky. The color palette is primarily black, white, and gray. A train loaded with stacked shipping containers is on the left. The tracks and smoke lead towards more trees and telegraph poles in the distance, under an overcast sky.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Artist

  • Dimensions

    image: 45.7 × 55.9 cm (18 × 22 in.)
    sheet: 49.9 × 60.6 cm (19 5/8 × 23 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.158.36

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: RR101; Westbound Departure, West Springfield, MA; 1990

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