Hartford Buildings
PhotographerPhotographed by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Dateafter 1972
MediumPhotography; color Polaroid instant print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/8 x 3in. (7.9 x 7.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 1/8 x 3 1/2in. (10.5 x 8.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 1/8 x 3 1/2in. (10.5 x 8.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionPolaroid photographs of downtown Hartford, Connecticut buildings, including an unidentified modern building with clouds reflected in its windows, Bushnell Park and the Capitol at dusk in winter, North Hartford with the Barnard Brown School building and Rensselaer at Hartford, Christ Church Cathedral with One Corporate Center behind it, and Travelers Tower and the Phoenix Life Insurance Company behind construction equipment. The perspectives from which the photographs were taken vary, with some street-level, straightforward views, some views from an elevated viewpoint, and some focusing on reflections.
Object number2012.284.169-.174
MarkingsVerso of prints, stamped in black: manufacturer's numberBottom right, stamped in black ink: "POLAROID"NotesDate Note: The Polaroid SX-70, which is the camera Welling used, was manufactured from 1972-1981.
Subject Terms
- Hartford (Conn.)
- Travelers Tower (Hartford, Conn.)
- Christ Church Cathedral (Hartford, Conn.)
- One Corporate Center (Hartford, Conn.)
- Connecticut State Capitol (Hartford, Conn.)
- Bushnell Park
- Phoenix Life Insurance Company Building (Hartford, Conn.)
- Barnard Brown School (Hartford, Conn.)
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Hartford Campus (Hartford, Conn.)
- Color Photographs
- Instant Photographs
- Graphics Cataloging
- Richard Welling Collection
- Hartford
Collections
- Richard Welling Collection
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