Civic Center, Hartford
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Dateafter 1980
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 14 x 16 3/4in. (35.6 x 42.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of the Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, with strong vertical and horizontal lines used to depict the modern building. In the lower right corner, there is the top of a bare tree.
Object number2012.284.5691
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "10 1/2" [horizontal line]"Verso, bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "[left-pointing arrow] 10 1/2" [horizontal line]"
Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "63 1/2"
NotesDate Note: The drawing appears to have been made after the Civic Center's roof collapsed in 1978 and after it was rebuilt in 1979-80.
Collections
- Richard Welling Collection
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