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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5370b  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
From the Railroad Station
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5370b © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

From the Railroad Station

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Datebefore 1978
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 14 x 18 1/4in. (35.6 x 46.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 18 1/4in. (35.6 x 46.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of buildings in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, with a hotel on Asylum Avenue on the left. Buildings depicted include Connecticut National Bank, One Financial Plaza, the top of Travelers Tower, and the Statler Hilton, with other, unidentified buildings also shown. There is automobile traffic on Asylum and Ford Streets, and pedestrian traffic on the sidewalks. Part of Bushnell Park is on the right.
Object number2012.284.5370
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, top left, handwritten in pencil: "65"

Top left, handwritten in pencil: "WELLING" [underlined]

Top left, handwritten in pencil: "[vertical line, left-pointing arrow] 11" [horizontal line]"

Top right, handwritten in pencil: [right-pointing arrow, vertical line]

Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "p.12 HS #2"

Verso, bottom, handwritten in pencil: "p. 12"
NotesSubject Note: A reproduction of this drawing is published in Welling's book, Hartford Sketchbook #2.
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