Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5675 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Construction Site of 100 Pearl Street, Hartford, Connecticut

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009

Date1981

MediumDrawing; black ink on paper

DimensionsSheet (height x width): 14 x 20 7/8in. (35.6 x 53cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family

DescriptionDrawing of the construction site of 100 Pearl Street in downtown Hartford, Connecticut. In the foreground there is a mobile crane with its tower laying horizontally on the top of the machine's car. The excavation, with construction workers, building materials and other machines, is behind it. In the background there are other buildings, including Connecticut National Bank and One Financial Plaza.

Object number2012.284.5675a,b

MarkingsVersos of both sheets, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto of sheet a, bottom, handwritten in black ink: "RICHARD WELLING 7/11/81"

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