Demolition of Building on State Street, Hartfod, Connecticut
Date1984
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 13 7/8 x 17in. (35.2 x 43.2cm)
Sheet (image height x width): 13 7/8 x 17in. (35.2 x 43.2cm)
Sheet (image height x width): 13 7/8 x 17in. (35.2 x 43.2cm)
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of the demolition of a building at the corner of Main and State Streets in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, behind (or possibly part of) the Harvey and Lewis Building. There is a demolition machine with a pulverizer jaw at the right, with the Sage-Allen sign in the background. The buildings on the west side of Main Street are included in the drawing, and there is a covered walkway on State Street in the foreground, with several pedestrians on it.
Object number2012.284.4918
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "JANUARY 26, 1984-1:45"Collections
- Richard Welling Collection
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