Hartford
DraftsmanDrawn by
Philip Lohman
(American, born 1939)
MakerPrinted by the
Graphics Center
(American, founded 1944)
PublisherPublished by
Canopus Press
(American, founded about 1977)
Date1977
MediumLithography; colored printer's inks on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 21 5/8 x 27 1/4in. (54.9 x 69.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 23 1/8 x 29 3/8in. (58.7 x 74.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Philip Lohman
Object number1979.85.0
DescriptionBirds-eye view of downtown Hartford, Connecticut. Bushnell Park and the Connecticut State Capitol are in the left foreground. The Connecticut River, the Founders Bridge and its exit and entrance ramps, and Constitution Plaza are at the upper right. Union Station is at the far left. Also identified are the Hartford Public Library, City Hall, the Wadsworth Atheneum, the Old State House, the Bushnell auditorium, the Hartford Stage Company, the Civic Center, and the Escuela Bilingue. A sign, similar to a highway sign, points north. A lengthy descriptive text is printed at the lower right.
Label TextThis modern birds-eye view of downtown Hartford by artist Philip Lohman presents a positive picture of the controversial urban renewal that transformed the city during the 1960s and 1970s. According to the accompanying text, Hartford's earlier architectural treasures, the Old State House, the Richarson Buidling on Main Street, the State Capitol, combine with new structures such as the Civic Center and the buildings of Constitution Plaza to produce "a flow of people and homes, shops and offices, monuments and spires that make a mature, lively and cohesive city."
NotesCartographic Note: No scaleStatus
Not on view
