Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5055 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Hartford Civic Center Renovation, Hartford, Connecticut

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009

Date1978

MediumDrawing; black ink on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 16 x 21 7/8in. (40.6 x 55.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 x 21 7/8in. (40.6 x 55.6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family

DescriptionDrawing of the Hartford Civic Center arena during the reconstruction of its roof. The interior of the arena is visible, and there is a crane inside it, with a wrecking ball that is demolishing part of the wall behind the upper section of seats. There are three people standing on the floor of the arena. The Masonic Hall is visible in the background.

Object number2012.284.5055

MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING"InscribedRecto, bottom left, handwritten in black ink: "DECEMBER 27, 1978 / 10:27 / RICHARD WELLING"

Bottom left, handwritten in pencil: Arrow with vertical end "11" - | POS - / 53 1/2"

Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "$250"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)

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