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Gift of the Richard Welling family, 2012.284.4827  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Main Street, Hartford
Gift of the Richard Welling family, 2012.284.4827 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Main Street, Hartford

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Datebefore 1990
MediumPhotocopy; black toner on paper, with portions hand-drawn in black ink
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 13 1/4 x 16 1/8in. (33.7 x 41cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionPhotocopy of a drawing of Main Street in downtown Hartford, Connecticut. In the center of the drawing are One Financial Plaza and Connecticut National Bank, with the Hartford-Aetna Bank Building just visible further down the street. On the left in the foreground is Center Church, with 100 Pearl Street behind One Financial Plaza. On the right is the corner of the Travelers Tower building. A large tree is depicted on the left, partly obscuring the view of the church's steeple.
Object number2012.284.4827
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom left, handwritten in black ink: "8-13 SAT-11AM"

The details in the windows of the Travelers Tower building, and the reflection on One Financial Plaza and the shadows in the parking garage behind it, are hand-drawn in black ink
NotesDate Note: The Hartford-Aetna Bank Building was demolished in 1990.
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