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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5377  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Union Station, Hartford, Connecticut
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5377 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Union Station, Hartford, Connecticut

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Datebefore 1978
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)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of Union Station in Hartford, Connecticut, with railroad tracks in the foreground. The entrance to the station is in the center, with "Hartford" appearing over the doors. The stones of the building, the arched windows, decorative brackets, and decorative masonry above the second floor windows are pictured in detail. There is a "warning" sign on the right.
Object number2012.284.5377
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "[vertical line, left-pointing arrow]11" -- WELLING"

Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "p. 14 HS #2 [right-pointing arrow, vertical line]"

Verso, bottom center, handwritten in pencil: "p. 14"
NotesSubject Note: A reproduction of this drawing appears on page 14 of Richard Welling's Hartford Sketchbook 2, published in 1978.
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  • Richard Welling Collection
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