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Image Not Available for Building being Demolished, Hartford, Connecticut
Building being Demolished, Hartford, Connecticut
Image Not Available for Building being Demolished, Hartford, Connecticut

Building being Demolished, Hartford, Connecticut

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Datebefore 1987
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 14 x 17in. (35.6 x 43.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 17in. (35.6 x 43.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of the demolition of buildings on what is probably State Street in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, from a slightly elevated perspective. The sidewalk is covered, with four figures on the pedestrian walkway. In the center is the building or buildings being demolished. A crane is carrying a piece of building material in its jaws. On the left are signs for Northeast Savings, A.C. Lawson and a bakery . In the background are other buildings, including the Sage-Allen building with its rooftop sign.
Object number2012.284.5195
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]NotesDate Note: The date is based on the year the State House Square Project, which demolished most of the buildings on State Street, was completed.
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