Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Richard Koopman and Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Schiro, 1980.93.34 © 2008 The Connec ...

I Shall Build My Store on the Connecticut

DraftsmanDrawn by HH Art Studios Inc. (American)

Date1947

MediumDrawing; ink and gouache with graphite on white wove paper mounted to board

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 15 x 21 1/4in. (38.1 x 54cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Mr. & Mrs. Richard Koopman and Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Schiro

Object number1980.93.34

DescriptionDrawing of a man looking out over a shipping scene at a waterfront. A steamship and a sailing ship are at the dock. Another steamship is in the distance. Several men are carrying crates and boxes. A man and a woman are walking towards the boats carrying bags, with a horse-drawn cart partially visible. A man in the foreground is moving barrels marked, "Molasses". There are hills in the distance on the other side of the water, meant to be the Connecticut River.

Collections

G. Fox & Co.

NotesUse Note: Original drawing number 3 of a series of 53 done for G. Fox & Co.'s 100th Anniversary. The drawings appeared in The Hartford Courant as full size advertisements on Sundays from December 29, 1946 to December 29, 1947. The drawing was later published in a book: G. Fox & Co. A Century in Connecticut. Hartford, 1948, p.3.

Status

Not on view