Constitution Plaza
PhotographerPhotographed by
Ted Blakely
Date1963-1970
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 3/8 x 9 5/8in. (18.7 x 24.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionConstitution Plaza is viewed from a position above Lower State Street. The "Boat Building" of the Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company is in the center. Travelers Insurance Company is at the left. The Old state House is at the right. A parking lot full of automobiles is in the left foreground. Highway signs and electric light poles are in the middle and right foreground. An American flag flies from the Plaza. Both views are similar, but 2006.93.22 includes part of an old brick building at the left.
Object number2006.93.21-.22
InscribedOn verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numbers.NotesSubject Note: The Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company building, known as the "Boat Building" because of its distinctive shape, was completed in 1963 to designs by Harrison & Abramovitz. (Finlay 3/12/2007)On View
Not on view
