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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5099  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Excavation of City Place Site, Hartford, Connecticut
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5099 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Excavation of City Place Site, Hartford, Connecticut

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Date1981
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 14 x 16 1/2in. (35.6 x 41.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 16 1/2in. (35.6 x 41.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of what is probably the excavation of the site of City Place in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, at the intersection of Asylum and Haynes Streets. There is an Akerman excavator in the hole. The Goodwin Building is behind the site, and the Civic Center Mall is in the background on the right. Pedestrians are on the sidewalks and trees line Asylum Street.
Object number2012.284.5099
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedVerso, bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "85%"

Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "$150"
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  • Richard Welling Collection
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