The State Library
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
PrintmakerScreen printed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1978
MediumSerigraphy; black printer's ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 x 17in. (27.9 x 43.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 11 x 17in. (27.9 x 43.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 11 x 17in. (27.9 x 43.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionScreen print of the front of the State Library in Hartford, Connecticut, from the street. The names of the building's three divisions (the State Library, Memorial Hall, and the state Supreme Court) are inscribed over the columns of the portico, and above this are the words "Knowledge," "History," and "Justice." Statues flank these words. There are people sitting on the bench in front of the building and climbing the stairs to the front entrance.
Object number2012.284.5372
InscribedVerso, bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "Sketchbook 2 P. 4"NotesSubject Note: A reproduction of this print appears in Richard Welling's Hartford Sketchbook 2.Date Note: The date is based on the year Hartford Sketchbook 2 was published.
Collections
- Richard Welling Collection
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William G. Dudley
1916-1927
