Bishops Corner, West Hartford
ArchitectDesigned by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Datebefore 1994
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 18 x 23 3/4in. (45.7 x 60.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of a shopping plaza and parking lot at Bishops Corner, West Hartford. The stores depicted are, from left to right, The Children's Place, F.W. Woolworth Co., Doubleday, and Peck & Peck. The parking lot is full of automobiles and there are about two dozen people pictured walking to and from their cars and standing outside the stores.
Object number2012.284.5610
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom, handwritten in pencil: "|[left-pointing arrow, horizontal line] 9 3/4" [horizontal line, right-pointing arrow]|"Verso, top right, handwritten in pencil: "42"NotesDate Note: The date is based on a telephone directory, which contained listings for The Children's Place and Peck & Peck.
Collections
- Richard Welling Collection
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