Civic Center Roof Destruction, Hartford, Connecticut
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Date1978
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 14 x 16 5/8in. (35.6 x 42.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 16 5/8in. (35.6 x 42.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 16 5/8in. (35.6 x 42.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of the collapsed roof of Hartford's Civic Center from about the same height as the damaged roof, with the Hilton hotel and another building.
Object number2012.284.5054
MarkingsVerso, bottom left, stamped in gray ink in three places: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom left, handwritten in black ink: "FROM THE 8TH FLOOR OF THE SHERATON / 2:04 PM JANUARY 30, 1978"Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "66 1/2"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. (Finlay 2/26/2014)
Collections
- Richard Welling Collection
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