Construction of City Place, Hartford, Connecticut
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Date1982
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 Pearl Street in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, picturing the construction of City Place and, from left to right on the left side of the drawing, the Hartford Electric Light Company Building, Plimpton Building (housing Dillon Mailing Service), 234 Pearl Street and the Goodwin Building. On the right side of the street are the Hartford Fire Department Headquarters and 249 Pearl Street (housing Davis Printing and Copy Center), with Connecticut National Bank visible in the background. City Place is only partly constructed and several cranes are pictured. Automobiles are parked on the left side of Pearl Street and several pedestrians are on the sidewalks on both sides of the street.
Object number2012.284.5174
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING"InscribedRecto, bottom left, handwritten in black ink: "JULY 31, 1982-1:40 P:M / RICHARD WELLING"Verso, bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "100 % - CENTER ON 18 X 24 [crossed out in pencil] / $200."
Collections
- Richard Welling Collection
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