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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.4976a  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Buildings in Hartford, Connecticut
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.4976a © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Buildings in Hartford, Connecticut

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Dateafter 1972
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 17 7/8 x 36 3/4in. (45.4 x 93.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 17 7/8 x 36 3/4in. (45.4 x 93.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of buildings in Hartford, Connecticut, including, from left to right in the back, the Hartford-Aetna Bank Building, Connecticut National Bank, One Financial Plaza and Travelers Tower. Bushnell Tower is pictured on the right, and the Parkview Hilton and the YMCA in the right front. The roof of Union Station is visible on the left in the foreground. Other Hartford buildings are in the midground.
Object number2012.284.4976
MarkingsVersos of both sheets, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedVerso of sheet a, top right, handwritten in pencil: "59% / 76%"

Bottom, handwritten in pencil: "Hilton-left"

Verso of sheet b, bottom, handwritten in pencil: "Hilton-right"
NotesDate Note: The early date is based on the year the YMCA's residential tower was built, and the late date is based on the year the Parkview Hilton was demolished.
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