Asylum Street View, 36 Floors
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
PrintmakerMade by
Unknown
Datebefore 1984
MediumScreen print; black ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 24 x 18in. (61 x 45.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 24 x 18in. (61 x 45.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 24 x 18in. (61 x 45.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionPrint depicting the construction of City Place on Asylum Street in Hartford, Connecticut. Thirty-six floors of City Place are complete, and there are two cranes visible above the topmost story, and one at ground-level. The Goodwin Building on Asylum Street is in front of City Place, and there is one other building in the foreground and several others in the background. Automobiles are shown on the street, which contains a landscaped median strip. Pedestrians are on the sidewalk.
Object number2012.284.5105
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom left, handwritten in black ink: "ASYLUM STREET VIEW - 36 FLOORS"NotesDate Note: City Place construction was completed in 1984.Collections
- Richard Welling Collection
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