Old State House and Surrounding Buildings, Hartford, Connecticut
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Datebefore 1986
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 15 7/8 x 30 3/8in. (40.3 x 77.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 7/8 x 30 3/8in. (40.3 x 77.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 7/8 x 30 3/8in. (40.3 x 77.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of the Old State House in downtown Hartford, Connecticut. To the left is the Hartford-Connecticut Trust Company Building, behind which is One Financial Plaza. Behind the Old State House on the left is the Connecticut National Bank; behind it on the right is the Hartford-Aetna Bank Building. Directly to the right is State Street, with the Harvey & Lewis Building on the corner and First National Bank in the middle. On the far right in the middle is the Sage-Allen building. Other, unidentified buildings are also pictured. Pedestrians are shown on the sidewalks and automobile traffic is shown on the streets.
Object number2012.284.4981
MarkingsVersos of both sheets, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedVerso, sheet a, bottom, handwritten in pencil: "Old State House-right"Sheet b, bottom, handwritten in pencil: "Old State House-left"NotesDate Note: The date is based on the year State House Square was completed.
Subject Terms
- Hartford (Conn.)
- Old State House (Hartford, Conn.)
- Hartford-Aetna Bank Building (Hartford, Conn.)
- Hartford-Connecticut Trust Company (Hartford, Conn.)
- Connecticut National Bank (Hartford, Conn.)
- First National Bank (Hartford, Conn.)
- Sage, Allen & Co.
- State Street (Hartford, Conn.)
- Asylum Street (Hartford, Conn.)
- Automobiles
- Harvey & Lewis Building (Hartford, Conn.)
- Drawings
- Graphics Cataloging
- Richard Welling Collection
- Hartford
Collections
- Richard Welling Collection
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