Roof Steel Almost Completed
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Date1972
MediumDrawing; black ink and colored markers 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's roof in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, from an elevated perspective. The roof consists of a lattice-like network of beams with towers in each of the four corners and a crane on the left side. There is a barrier around the construction site, one wall of which is decorated with colorful advertisements. Hartford buildings are in the background.
Object number2012.284.5032
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING"InscribedRecto, bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "ROOF STEEL ALMOST / COMPLETED / JUNE 28 1972"Subject Terms
Collections
- Richard Welling Collection
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