Church Street Construction
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Date1979
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 16 x 22in. (40.6 x 55.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 x 22in. (40.6 x 55.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 x 22in. (40.6 x 55.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of the renovation and reconstruction of the Civic Center after its roof collapsed, from an elevated perspective. The building is partly covered in scaffolding and there is a crane on the ground. Construction workers appear on the ground and on the scaffolding. Other Hartford building are visible in the background.
Object number2012.284.5096
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING"InscribedRecto, bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "MARCH 22, 1979 / CHURCH STREET CONSTRUCTION / 2:52 P:M"Verso, bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "175."
Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "55"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.
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- Richard Welling Collection
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