With its proximity to the cultural hub of New York City and its quieter suburban and rural landscapes, Connecticut was fertile ground for artists and writers in the period of Modernist movements between 1913 and 1979. Many of these cultural figures are well known through biographical and critical studies. Creative Places seeks to show how place played a significant role in creative work, and how in turn the artists and writers influenced communities in Connecticut.
Richard Welling
Illustration
1926 – 2009
Richard Welling is best known for his prints and drawings of Hartford, especially for those documenting demolition and construction from the 1960s through the 1980s. He also drew the New York City skyline and construction of the World Trade Center towers.
- Biography/Description of Work
Welling was a Hartford native who studied at the Parsons School of Design. He returned to Hartford to work and experience urban renewal first hand. During the 1960s, 70s and 80s, he recorded the resulting changes in the built environment, from construction of the I-84 viaduct and rehab of the 1870 Capitol building, to the collapse of the Civic Center roof and demolition of the Garde Hotel.
- Sources view
- Connecticut Historical Society. http://emuseum.chs.org/emuseum/view/objects/asimages/443?t:state:flow=caefeee4-1adf-422f-82bb-2e4645758346
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