East front of the Old State House, Hartford, Connecticut
PrintmakerMade by
Louis Orr
(American, 1879 - 1966)
Date1908
MediumEtching; printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/4in. (18.4cm)
Platemark (height x width): 10 x 7 3/4in. (25.4 x 19.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 12 x 9 1/2in. (30.5 x 24.1cm)
Mount (height x width): 13 1/2 x 10 1/4in. (34.3 x 26cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the heirs of Morgan B. Brainard
Object number1960.118.0
DescriptionMen and women walk on the pavement in front of a brick building with a cupola, a balustrade with urn finials, and an entrance pavilion with a high basement and a colonnade. A kiosk or booth is on the sidewalk at the left. Commercial buildings are in the background.
NotesConstituent Note: Louis Orr was born in Hartford in 1879. A scholarship from the Hartford Art Society (later the Hartford Art School) enabled him to go to Paris in 1906 to study art. He died in Paris in 1966.Status
Not on view
