Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5024 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Construction of Building

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling (American, 1926 - 2009)

Date1979

MediumDrawing; black ink on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 18 1/8 x 23 5/8in. (46 x 60cm) Sheet (height x width): 18 1/8 x 23 5/8in. (46 x 60cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family

Object number2012.284.5024

DescriptionDrawing of the construction of a building, possibly the renovation of the Civic Center in downtown Hartford after its roof collapsed. There are two semi-trailer trucks in the foreground, loaded with building materials, and construction workers using a crane to raise those materials.

Collections

Richard Welling Collection

NotesSubject Note: The date on the drawing fits the year that the Civic Center was being renovated following the collapse of its roof in 1978. It reopened in 1980.

Status

Not on view