Isle of Safety, State Street
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Date1976
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 10 1/4 x 13 5/8in. (26 x 34.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 1/4 x 13 5/8in. (26 x 34.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 1/4 x 13 5/8in. (26 x 34.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of the Isle of Safety, a bus stop and shelter on State Street in downtown Hartford, Connecticut. The shelter is depicted from an elevated perspective and the roof is visible. There are buses on the south side of the street and automobiles on the north side. Several people are depicted waiting for buses and standing on the sidewalk outside of the Old State House, part of which is visible in the top left.
Object number2012.284.6798
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "ISLE OF / SAFETY- / STATE STREET / WELLING / MAY 20, 1976"Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "P. 32 H.S. #2"
Verso, bottom, handwritten in pencil: "P. 32"NotesSubject Note: A reproduction of this drawing appears in Richard Welling's Hartford Sketchbook 2.
Collections
- Richard Welling Collection
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