Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5006 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Hartford

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009

Date1991

MediumDrawing; black ink and pencil on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 18 x 23 3/4in. (45.7 x 60.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 18 x 23 3/4in. (45.7 x 60.3cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family

DescriptionDrawing of buildings in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, with the City Place and Goodwin Square high-rises in the center, Connecticut National Bank and the very top of One Financial Plaza in the background on the left behind the Civic Center and the Crosthwaite Building. Along Allyn Street in the foreground sit, from left to right, the Masonic Hall, 103-105 Allyn Street, and 109-121 Allyn Street. Automobiles are parked along Allyn Street. The Bond Hotel is on the right.

Object number2012.284.5006

MarkingsVerso, bottom left, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING"InscribedRecto, bottom left, handwritten in black ink: "3:4 / HTFD '91-(IDEA) / 5-25-91SAT- / 12-1 + SUNNY/WARM [underlined] / 16X20 [circled] SIZE? / 14X18-?STD FRAME SIZE [underlined] [with arrow pointing to "16x20 SIZE?" above] / 2-2:30- / 5-26-91 SUN [underlined] 5.31- / 6-1- / 16X20- [with line between it and circled "16x20 SIZE" above] / LITHO- [underlined] / 60 COPIES"

Bottom left, drawn in black ink: Shape

Bottom left, handwritten in pencil: Left-pointing arrow with vertical line at end [in blue ink] "REDUCE 87% BETWEEN MARKS- (20" APPROX)" right-pointing arrow with vertical line at end

Right side, handwritten in pencil: "USING C.P. / HOR."

Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "23x16"

Bottom right, handwritten and crossed out in pencil: "16x24-2:3"

Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "3 1/2 4 1/4 / 7- 8 1/2 / 14x17"

Bottom right, handwritten in pencil and erased: "17 x 25 1/2"

Perspective lines in pencil within image area

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