Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5039 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Action Halted as Crossbrackets are Added to the Bottom of the Four Towers

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009

Date1972

MediumDrawing; black ink on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 13 5/8 x 21 3/8in. (34.6 x 54.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 5/8 x 21 3/8in. (34.6 x 54.3cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family

DescriptionDrawing of the construction of the Civic Center in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, with a lattice-like network of beams surrounding four towers. Construction workers, materials, and trucks are visible at the site. Hartford buildings are in the background.

Object number2012.284.5039

MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "11:30 JULY 20, 1972 / ACTION HALTED AS CROSSBRACES / ARE ADDED TO THE BOTTOM OF / THE FOUR TOWERS"

Bottom right, handwritten in black ink: AsteriskNotesSubject Note: The Hartford Civic Center was under construction from 1972 to 1975. (Finlay 2/28/2014)

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