Lewis Street, Hartford
DraftsmanDrawn by
Louis Novak
American, 1903 - 1983
Dateabout 1960
MediumDrawing; watercolor over graphite on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 1/4 x 14 1/2in. (28.6 x 36.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 11 1/4 x 14 1/2in. (28.6 x 36.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 11 1/4 x 14 1/2in. (28.6 x 36.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionView of Lewis Street, Hartford. Brick buildings line a city street. One appears to have vines, probably ivy, growing on it. Fences and small grassy lawns are in front of some buildings, between the buildings and the sidewalk. A large tree is in the left foreground. Automobiles are parked along the curb at the right beside a lamp post. A round tower is visible at the end of the street. Trees are in the background.
Object number2010.461.0
InscribedOn verso, lower right, in pencil "#25349-1 $1100"NotesSubject Note: The buildings on the left side of the street include three early nineteenth-century brick houses and the Center Church House, the larger brick building in the middle of the street. The tower of the Heublein Hotel is visible in the background. The Heublein Hotel was torn down in 1965 to make way for Bushnell Plaza. (Finlay 11/27/2010)On View
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