Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5044 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Reconstruction of Civic Center Roof, Hartford, Connecticut

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009

Date1979

MediumDrawing; black ink on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 18 x 24in. (45.7 x 61cm)
Sheet (height x width): 18 x 24in. (45.7 x 61cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family

DescriptionDrawing of the reconstruction of the Civic Center's roof after its collapse. The frame of the roof is in place, with a crane in the center. Construction workers are visible on the site. The Hilton Hotel and other downtown buildings are in the background.

Object number2012.284.5044

MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom left, handwritten in black ink: "RICHARD WELLING / AUGUST 23, 1979-11:05"

Bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "100, 49"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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