Looking towards Main Street, Hartford
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Date1986
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 15 3/4 x 31 1/2in. (40 x 80cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of buildings in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, with part of the Travelers Tower, the Travelers Insurance Company Building, Hartford-Connecticut Trust Company Building, One Financial Plaza, and Connecticut National Bank on the left, and the Hartford-Aetna Bank Building and the buildings of State House Square on the right. There is a cluster of tall trees in the center, obscuring the view of much of the Old State House; its dome is visible above the trees. Pedestrians are on the sidewalks and automobiles are on the streets.
Object number2012.284.4967
MarkingsVerso of sheet b, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto of sheet c, bottom left, handwritten in black ink: "9-22-86 / 2PM / MONDAY [underlined] / 15 x 30 - WITH T-TOWER 76%=11 1/2 X 23 / 10-16 - NEW CROPPING - TIGHTER -"Subject Terms
- Main Street (Hartford, Conn.)
- Travelers Insurance Company Building (Hartford, Conn.)
- Travelers Tower (Hartford, Conn.)
- Hartford-Aetna Bank Building (Hartford, Conn.)
- Hartford-Connecticut Trust Company (Hartford, Conn.)
- One Financial Plaza (Hartford, Conn.)
- Connecticut National Bank (Hartford, Conn.)
- Old State House (Hartford, Conn.)
- State House Square (Hartford, Conn.)
- Buildings
- Cities and towns
- State Street (Hartford, Conn.)
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- Graphics Cataloging
- Richard Welling Collection
- Hartford
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- Richard Welling Collection
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