Hoisting Device, Civic Center
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 a piece of construction equipment used for hoisting. The device was used on the Civic Center in downtown Hartford, and consists of ropes, pulleys, and I-beams, surrounded by four pillars. There are men in the background loading materials on to a pallet suspended from a hook.
Object number2012.284.5069
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "HOISTING DEVICE / CIVIC CENTER / 4/28/72"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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