Name/Title
Painting of Main Street, Willimantic, CTEntry/Object ID
2023.25.1Description
Oil painting of 733 Main Street, Willimantic, CT, by the artist Annie Wandell. The two storefronts in the painting were occupied by Brand Travel Agency and Hinckley's Music. C. 1985-95.Type of Painting
Oil on canvasArtwork Details
Medium
OilSubject
733 Main StreetSubject Place
Neighborhood
Willimantic, CTCity
Windham, CTContinent
North AmericaRegion
NortheastContext
Wandell painted the scene just prior to the economic collapse of Willimantic's Main Street in the late 1990s and early 2000's, a collapse caused by deindustrialization. The building is still there, but the two businesses closed shortly after the painting was made.Collection
Cox-Hays CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Wandell, AnnieRole
PainterDate made
circa 1985 - circa 1995Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
City
Windham, CTContinent
North AmericaRegion
NortheastInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
SignatureLocation
Bottom of paintingTranscription
WandellLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PaintingNomenclature Class
ArtNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLocation
Location
Room
Archives* Untyped Location
Main Museum BuildingCategory
StorageDate
September 23, 2023Condition
Overall Condition
GoodCondition Detail
Some stains and dentsDate Examined
Sep 23, 2023Examined By
Eves, J.Materials
Oil on canvas with wooden framingCreated By
historian@millmuseum.orgCreate Date
September 23, 2023Updated By
historian@millmuseum.orgUpdate Date
September 23, 2023