Century House, Grafton, West Virginia

November 1993

James Welling

Associated Names
James Welling

Artist, American, born 1951

The image shows a side view of a tall, rectangular house with a textured exterior, a steep, dark-colored roof with a chimney, two windows with framed borders, a slope leading up to the house with vegetation and items covered by a tarp nearby. Leafless trees are visible in the background and the horizon is not clear. The photograph is in black and white.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Artist

  • Dimensions

    image: 29.1 × 23.5 cm (11 7/16 × 9 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 35.6 × 27.9 cm (14 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.158.38

  • Series Title

    Railroad Photographs

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom left in graphite: JW; by artist, lower left: RR #119 / vintage print; bottom center: CENTURY HOUSE, GRAFTON, WV; 1993; bottom right: 1/3

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