180 Allyn, Hartford, Connecticut
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Date1987
MediumDrawings; black ink on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 16 5/8 x 14 1/8in. (42.2 x 35.9cm) and smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionFive drawings of 180 Allyn in downtown Hartford, Connecticut. The modern skyscraper is depicted from the same angle in all five drawings, with what is presumably its inset front entrance at the bottom right. Three of the drawings are detailed and two are not.
Object number2012.284.5017-.5021
MarkingsVersos, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]Inscribed2012.284.5017, top right, handwritten in black ink: "TOP 1 SQUARE WITH / ROUND ELEMENTS / 4 TRIANGLES + / 4 LONG RECTANGLES"Left side, handwritten in black ink: "HORIZON / 400'"
Vertically within the image area, handwritten in black ink: "[left-pointing arrow] 1 1/2 [horizontal line, right-pointing arrow][left-pointing arrow] 1/2 [horizontal line, right-pointing arrow]"
Bottom left, handwritten in black ink: "7/24/ + 7pm / #2-CLOSE" ["CLOSE" underlined]
2012.284.5018, left and right edges, handwritten in black ink: "HOR."
Bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "7-29-87 PM" ["PM" underlined]
2012.284.5021, bottom left, handwritten in black ink: "#1"
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- Richard Welling Collection
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