Builders of Babylon

© Estate of Samuel L. Margolies

Builders of Babylon

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Princeton Collects

Builders of Babylon,

1950

Samuel L. Margolies, 1897–1974; born Brooklyn, NY; died Fort Pierce, FL; active New York, NY
2023-372

Information

Title
Builders of Babylon
Dates

1950

Maker
Samuel L. Margolies
Medium
Drypoint etching and aquatint
Dimensions
plate: 36 × 27.7 cm (14 3/16 × 10 7/8 in.) sheet: 44.6 × 34.2 cm (17 9/16 × 13 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Richard Reinis, Class of 1966, and Lois Reinis
Object Number
2023-372
Signatures
Signed in graphite, lower right: S Margolies
Culture
American
Type
drypoints, etchings, prints, aquatints

Purchased by Richard and Lois Reinis from [Swann Galleries, New York] (March 7, 2013, lot # 278); gifted to Princeton University Art Museum, 2023.

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