Construction of Civic Center Roof, Hartford, Connecticut
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Date1972
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 13 5/8 x 21 1/4in. (34.6 x 54cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 5/8 x 21 1/4in. (34.6 x 54cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 5/8 x 21 1/4in. (34.6 x 54cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of the construction of the Civic Center in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, from a ground-level perspective. The skeletal frame of the building is depicted, with the roof approximately ten feet off the ground. Construction workers are pictured standing on the ground and actively working on the frame and roof. There is an unidentified piece of construction equipment in the center of the structure, another unidentified machine on the left side of the drawing, and two dumpsters and a barrel on the right side.
Object number2012.284.5038
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING"InscribedRecto, bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "WELLING / 2:45 MONDAY / JULY 17, 1972--ROOF / ABOUT 10' OFF THE / GROUND"Bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "--11--"
Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "53 1/2"
Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: Arrow with vertical line; asterisk [in black ink]NotesSubject Note: At 4:15 a.m. on 18 January 1978, during a major snowstorm, the roof of the arena of the Hartford Civic Center collapsed and fell 83 feet to the floor. Just hours earlier, the arena had been packed with spectators at a hockey game.
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- Richard Welling Collection
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