Hartford Skyline from East Hartford
ArtistDrawn by
Robert Templeton
(1929 - 1991)
Date1971
MediumWatercolor in frame
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionFramed watercolor by Robert Templeton depicting downtown Hartford seen from East Hartford. The Old State House is in the center of the painting, flanked by the Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company Building (the "Boat Building"), the Hartford-Connecticut Trust Company building, and the Constitution Plaza complex (including Broadcast House). From left to right, the notable buildings behind the Old State House are the Connecticut State Capitol, Bushnell Tower, Traveler's Tower, One Financial Plaza (the "Gold Building"), 777 Main Street (Hartford National Bank Building), the Hartford-Aetna Bank Building, and G. Fox & Co. I-91 is visible in the foreground. There are cars in parking lots and on the highway and surface roads, but few if any pedestrians.
Object number2014.183.0
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