Gift of the Richard Welling family, 2012.284.4845 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Projected Skyscrapers, Hartford, Connecticut

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling (American, 1926 - 2009)

PrintmakerBlueprint by Unknown

Date1984-1990

MediumBlueprints; cyanotype on paper

DimensionsSheet (height x width): 17 7/8 x 23 7/8in. (45.4 x 60.6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family

Object number2012.284.4845

DescriptionBlueprint based on a drawing of skyscrapers in Hartford, Connecticut, that were planned but never built, on Asylum Street. In the lower right corner is the Parkview Hilton, across from Bushnell Park, and in the background on the left is City Place. The four skyscrapers depicted are located on Asylum Street between Trumbull Street and the park. They are all drawn in detail and share a postmodern aesthetic.

Collections

Richard Welling Collection

NotesDate Note: The early date is based on the year City Place was constructed, an the late one is based on the year the Parkview Hilton was demolished.

Status

Not on view