Connecticut State Library and Supreme Court Building
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Date1970
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 14 7/8 x 19 5/8in. (37.8 x 49.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of the Connecticut State Library and Supreme Court in Hartford, Connecticut. The building is depicted from the front, with the inscriptions, "Knowledge," "History," "Justice," "State Library," "Memorial Hall," and "Supreme Court" visible above the portico. The United States and Connecticut flags are flying on either side of the wide staircase leading to the entrance, and there are several people on the steps.
Object number2012.284.4844
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, top left, handwritten in pencil: there is a sketch of the sun with an arrow pointing to the lower right
Around the image, there is a box and several erased horizontal, diagonal and vertical lines, all drawn in pencil
Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "4/6/70"
Collections
- Richard Welling Collection
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William G. Dudley
1916-1927
