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Builders of Babylon

1950

Samuel L. Margolies

Associated Names

Samuel L. Margolies

Artist, American, 1897 - 1974

Associated American Artists

Publisher

This is a drawing of two figures on a metal beam over a cityscape. The drawing depicts two simplified human-like figures standing on a steel girder, suspended high above a cityscape. The background features a detailed view of a city filled with various skyscrapers and buildings, rendered in shades of gray, while the sky is dotted with clouds. A crane hook and cable are attached to the beam.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching and aquatint in black
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image: 36.2 × 27.6 cm (14 1/4 × 10 7/8 in.)
sheet: 45.7 × 34.3 cm (18 × 13 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.3330

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

2016

Windisch, Gail, and Sylvan Cole, Jr. Art for Every Home: An Illustrated Index of Associated American Artists Prints, Ceramics, and Textile Designs. Manhattan: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, 2016, p.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: S. Margolies

Wikidata ID

Q76442989

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