Hartford Civic Center Roof Reconstruction
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Date1979
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 16 x 22 1/4in. (40.6 x 56.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of the reconstruction of the Hartford Civic Center's roof following its collapse. The building is depicted from street level and shows the skeletal structure of the new roof. The front steps leading up to the entrance to the building are on the right. There is an automobile parked in front of the Civic Center.
Object number2012.284.5048
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "JULY 4, 1979 - 12:27 / RICHARD WELLING"Bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "51"
Verso, bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "175."
Collections
- Richard Welling Collection
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