Civic Center
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Date1977
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 13 5/8 x 10 3/8in. (34.6 x 26.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 5/8 x 10 3/8in. (34.6 x 26.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 5/8 x 10 3/8in. (34.6 x 26.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of the interior of the Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut. Shoppers sit on benches in the atrium while the center of the atrium is empty. The balconies overlooking the atrium are visible, with two people standing on the second-to-top one. Part of the roof is shown. There is a sign below the balconies that reads, "Swans...See Them All."
Object number2012.284.5035
MarkingsVerso, bottom left, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING"InscribedRecto, bottom left handwritten in black ink: "11/15/77 / CIVIC CENTER"NotesSubject Note: The Hartford Civic Center was under construction from 1972 to 1975. The roof collapsed at 4:15 a.m. on 18 January 1978. The Civic Center was subsequently rebuilt. (Finlay 2/28/2014)Collections
- Richard Welling Collection
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