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.
210 Capitol Avenue, Hartford
- Connecticut State Capitol
- Berthold Nebel
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Berthold Nebel received a commission in 1925 for a statue of General John Sedgwick for the south side of the capitol building.
- Richard Welling
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Welling drew the Capitol a number of times, including a dramatic view from beneath piers for I-84 highway construction which threatened to send a connecting ramp through Bushnell Park.
- Description of Significance/Historical Narrative
- Designed by Richard M. Upjohn, this High Victorian 'Eastlake' Gothic style statehouse was designated a Registered National Historic Landmark in 1971 and underwent a restoration between 1979 and 1989.
- Date of Construction
- 1879
- Historic Designation(s)
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- National Historic Landmark
- National Register Individual