Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.4803 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Chauncey Harris School, Demolished 1976

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009

Date1975

MediumDrawing; black ink on brown paper

DimensionsSheet (height x width): 16 1/8 x 22in. (41 x 55.9cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family

DescriptionDrawing of the Chauncey Harris School in Hartford, Connecticut, at 66 Wadsworth Street, before its demolition in 1976. The Gothic-style building is depicted from the front, and features arched windows, steep pitched roofs and dormer windows. The main entrance and staircase are visible under a large arch in the center of the building.

Object number2012.284.4803

MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom left, handwritten in black ink: "WELLING '75 / C. HARRIS SCHOOL - DEMOLISHED 1976"

Bottom left, handwritten in pencil and erased: "|[left-pointing arrow] 10 1/2 51"

Bottom right, handwritten in pencil and erased: "[right-pointing arrow]|"

Verso, bottom, handwritten in pencil: "Printed in Hartford Sketchbook|2"NotesSubject Note: A reproduction of this drawing appears in Richard Welling's Hartford Sketchbook 2.

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