Construction on Church Street
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Date1980
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 13 7/8 x 16 1/2in. (35.2 x 41.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 7/8 x 16 1/2in. (35.2 x 41.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 7/8 x 16 1/2in. (35.2 x 41.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of construction work being done on the Civic Center from a ground-level perspective on Church Street, in downtown Hartford, Connecticut. There are ladders or scaffolding-like towers around the building, supporting the roof forms' overhang. An unidentified machine is at the bottom left, and there is a cylindrical object on a bench on the right.
Object number2012.284.5089
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "RICHARD WELLING / MARCH 25-2:15 NE CORNER / CONSTRUCTION ON CHURCH STREET"NotesDate Note: The date is based on the appearance of the Civic Center in the drawing. The drawing shows the reconstruction of the Civic Center, following the collapse of its roof on at 4:15 a.m. on 18 January 1978,Collections
- Richard Welling Collection
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William G. Dudley
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William G. Dudley
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