Hartford Buildings
PhotographerPhotographed by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Dateafter 1972
MediumPhotography; color Polaroid instant prints on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/8 x 3in. (7.9 x 7.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 1/8 x 3 1/2in. (10.5 x 8.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 1/8 x 3 1/2in. (10.5 x 8.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionPolaroid photographs of buildings in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, including CityPlace, One Financial Plaza, the Travelers Tower, Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company building, One Corporate Center ("stilts building"), the Parkview Hilton (also known as the Statler Hilton and the Statler hotel), 100 Pearl Street construction (incorporating the old Mechanics Savings Bank facade), Bushnell Tower, Bushnell on the Park, and the buildings along Main Street. The viewpoints range from street-level to the upper stories of tall buildings. Some photographs depict one building; some show more of the skyline.
Object number2012.284.54-.61
MarkingsVerso of prints, stamped in black: manufacturer's numberBottom right, stamped in black ink: "POLAROID"NotesDate Note: The Polaroid SX-70, the camera Welling used, was manufactured from 1972 to 1981.
Subject Note: Some Polaroids are artistic in approach, showing reflections (CityPlace reflected in the Gold Building), or pairing a modern and an older building together.
Subject Terms
- City Place (Hartford, Conn.)
- Hotels
- Travelers Tower (Hartford, Conn.)
- Phoenix Life Insurance Company Building (Hartford, Conn.)
- One Corporate Center (Hartford, Conn.)
- 100 Pearl Street (Hartford, Conn.)
- Bushnell Tower (Hartford, Conn.)
- Statler Hotel (Hartford, Conn.)
- Hartford (Conn.)
- One Financial Plaza (Hartford, Conn.)
- Color Photographs
- Instant Photographs
- Graphics Cataloging
- Richard Welling Collection
- Hartford
Collections
- Richard Welling Collection
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