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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5057 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Hartford Civic Center Roof After Collapse
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5057 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Hartford Civic Center Roof After Collapse

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Date1978
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 14 x 16 5/8in. (35.6 x 42.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of the northeast corner of the Hartford Civic Center's roof after its collapse in 1978. The vertical and horizontal lines of the top of the building contrast with the twisted metal of the collapsed frame, which juts out at an angle.
Object number2012.284.5057
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, top left, handwritten in black ink: "69"

Bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "WELLING / DETAIL - N-E CORNER / 3:15 FEBRUARY, 16, 1978"
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