Altobello Adolescent Psychiatric Hospital Recreation Room
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Frederick J. Mahaffey
American, 1926 - 2011
DatePossibly 1984
MediumPhotography; color photography on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 3/4 x 6 7/8in. (12.1 x 17.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 3/4 x 6 7/8in. (12.1 x 17.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 3/4 x 6 7/8in. (12.1 x 17.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of James T. Kirby
DescriptionView of interior from above looking down on the main floor of a building with blue carpet and hardwood floors. Pictured are benches, entrance, and people sitting outside.
Object number2012.441.39
InscribedOn verso, lower right, in green ink, "ALTOBELLO ADOLESCENT / PSYC. HOSPITAL. / REC ROOM. / SCULPTURE BY ALICE ADAMS / BLDG BY FJM"On verso, lower right, in graphite, accession numberNotesSubject Note: In 1979, the Henry D. Altobello Children and Youth Center opened in the former Underhill Hospital in Meriden as the primary psychiatric treatment facility for adolescents in Connecticut. The hospital lost accreditation in 1980 due in part to the poor condition of its facilities; plans for a new building were announced in 1984. This photograph presumably relates to that new building. (Finlay 4/23/2013)
On View
Not on view
