Thomas Hooker Hotel, Demolished
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Date1976
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 Thomas Hooker Hotel (formerly the Bond Annex Hotel) on High Street in Hartford, Connecticut. The High Street signpost is visible in the lower right corner, to the left of the hotel sign. There are automobiles parked along the street and several pedestrians walking by the hotel. Part of Church Street is also visible.
Object number2012.284.5378
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING"InscribedRecto, bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "WELLING / MARCH 7, 1976 / THOMAS HOOKER HOTEL - / DEMOLISHED 1976"Bottom left, handwritten in pencil: [arrow pointing to the left with vertical end line] "10 1/2 -- 2 PRINTS OF THIS 50"
Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "P. 20 HS #2" [arrow pointing to the right with vertical end line]
Verso, bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "P. 20"NotesSubject Note: A reproduction of this drawing appears in Richard Welling's Hartford Sketchbook 2.
Collections
- Richard Welling Collection
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