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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5065  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Civic Center Hole, Looking East
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5065 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Civic Center Hole, Looking East

Artist (American, 1926 - 2009)
Date1972
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 13 5/8 x 21 3/8in. (34.6 x 54.3cm) Sheet (height x width): 13 5/8 x 21 3/8in. (34.6 x 54.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
Object number2012.284.5065
DescriptionDrawing of the excavated site for the Civic Center in downtown Hartford, Connecticut. There are a variety of construction machines in the hole, including a crane and a bulldozer. A semi truck carrying construction materials is at lower right, and a number of pickup trucks are also in the site. Construction workers are pictured as well. There are buildings in the background.
NotesSubject Note: The Hartford Civic Center was under construction from 1972 to 1975. (Finlay 2/28/2014)
Status
Not on view