Civic Center Hole, Looking East
Date1972
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 13 5/8 x 21 3/8in. (34.6 x 54.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 5/8 x 21 3/8in. (34.6 x 54.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 5/8 x 21 3/8in. (34.6 x 54.3cm)
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of the excavated site for the Civic Center in downtown Hartford, Connecticut. There are a variety of construction machines in the hole, including a crane and a bulldozer. A semi truck carrying construction materials is at lower right, and a number of pickup trucks are also in the site. Construction workers are pictured as well. There are buildings in the background.
Object number2012.284.5065
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING"InscribedRecto, bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "CIVIC CENTER HOLE-- / LOOKING EAST / 1/18/72 *D"NotesSubject Note: The Hartford Civic Center was under construction from 1972 to 1975. (Finlay 2/28/2014)Collections
- Richard Welling Collection
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