Edwin Dikinson
"The Bee," Weld House
(1032)
1943
Wellfleet, MA
Pencil on paper
9 13/16 x 11 7/16 in. (24.9 x 29.1 cm)
Inscribed, signed, dated, inscribed bottom left:
"The Bee / Lothrop Weld's House / Built 1740 E W Dickinson / Wellfleet 1943 / on the introduction of the
stove, / the original chimneys & fireplaces were taken out in order to make closets."
"The Bee / Lothrop Weld's House / Built 1740 E W Dickinson / Wellfleet 1943 / on the introduction of the
stove, / the original chimneys & fireplaces were taken out in order to make closets."
Photo: Hood Museum of Art
Notes
Drawn in Wellfleet, MA, August 25, finished October 2 (journal), of home of friends, the Lothrup Welds. ED was scornful that 18th century parts of the house had been removed to make closets.Provenance
Mr. & Mrs. Ansley W. Sawyer
The Hood Museum