Skip to main content
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5028  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Civic Center Construction Site, Hartford, Connecticut
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5028 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Civic Center Construction Site, Hartford, Connecticut

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Date1972
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 13 3/4 x 21 1/2in. (34.9 x 54.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of the Civic Center construction site in downtown Hartford, Connecticut. In the foreground is the construction lot, with parts of the structure in place. Equipment, vehicles and workers are also depicted. In the background are various Hartford buildings, including the Steiger Building, the Shoor Building and Charter Oak Bank on the left, with the Connecticut National Bank building behind them in the background, and on the right, buildings on Asylum Street that have since been demolished.
Object number2012.284.5028
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "5/5/72"
Collections
  • Richard Welling Collection
On View
Not on view