Grafton, West Virginia

November 1993

James Welling

Associated Names
James Welling

Artist, American, born 1951

The image shows a residential area with houses spread out on a hilly landscape. A dark-colored house with weathered siding is in the foreground, with other houses scattered on the slope leading to a horizon marked by bare trees and rooftops. The image is in black and white with varying tones of gray. Trees and distant structures in the background add depth, and the leafless trees hint at a cold season.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Artist

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.4 × 29.1 cm (9 3/16 × 11 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.9 × 35 cm (11 × 13 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.158.37

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, upper left in graphite circled in blue crayon: 118A [crossed out in blue crayon] B [in blue crayon]; upper left in graphite: 118A; center left: Seagull? or ILFORD / vintage print / RR# 118A; lower center: Grafton, WV; 1993

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