Hartford Courant Buildings and Printing Presses
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Dateprobably 1989
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 18 x 23 7/8in. (45.7 x 60.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionSeveral sketches on one piece of paper, depicting the Hartford Courant's former home (the Connecticut Courant building) on the left, a modern printing press on the top right, the Courant's building at 285 Broad Street, and a mechanical printing press on the bottom right.
Object number2012.284.5253
MarkingsVerso, bottom left, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "ORIGINAL"NotesDate Note: 2012.284.4882 contains the same content and is dated 1989, so it is likely that this larger and more detailed drawing was done in the same year.Collections
- Richard Welling Collection
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