Panorama of Hartford Buildings
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Date1984
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 46 1/8 x 13 5/8in. (117.2 x 34.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 46 1/8 x 13 5/8in. (117.2 x 34.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 46 1/8 x 13 5/8in. (117.2 x 34.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionPanorama drawing of buildings in downtown Hartford, Connecticut. From left to right, the buildings depicted include the Southern New England Telephone Company Building, the SBC Building (now the AT&T Building), City Place under construction, 280 Trumbull Street under construction, One Corporate Center (the "Stilts Building"), One Financial Plaza with the edge of the Connecticut National Bank behind it and the Hartford-Aetna Bank Building behind that, the Old State House, the Hartford-Connecticut Trust Company Building, Travelers Insurance Company Building, One State Street, the Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company Building, and Travelers Tower. Other, unidentified buildings are also pictured. Automobiles and buses are shown on city streets, in parking garages and parking lots, and pedestrians are pictured on the sidewalks.
Object number2012.284.4979
MarkingsVerso of sheets a and c, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]NotesDate Note: The date is based on the year 280 Trumbull Street was constructed.Subject Terms
- Hartford (Conn.)
- Hartford-Aetna Bank Building (Hartford, Conn.)
- Hartford-Connecticut Trust Company (Hartford, Conn.)
- Southern New England Telephone Company Building (Hartford, Conn.)
- City Place (Hartford, Conn.)
- 280 Trumbull Street (Hartford, Conn.)
- Connecticut National Bank (Hartford, Conn.)
- One Corporate Center (Hartford, Conn.)
- One Financial Plaza (Hartford, Conn.)
- Travelers Insurance Company Building (Hartford, Conn.)
- Travelers Tower (Hartford, Conn.)
- Phoenix Life Insurance Company Building (Hartford, Conn.)
- One State Street (Hartford, Conn.)
- Automobiles
- Buses
- Old State House (Hartford, Conn.)
- Buildings
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- Richard Welling Collection
- Hartford
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