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Gerhard Marcks (German, 1889–1981)

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Gerhard Marcks (German, 1889–1981)

The City of God (Die Stadt Gottes) (plate, page 23) from The Tower of Babel

Author:
Thomas Merton
Date:
1957 (print executed 1956)
Medium:
Woodcut from an illustrated book with four woodcuts and one woodcut title page
Dimensions:
composition (irreg.): 10 x 6 1/2" (25.4 x 16.5 cm); page: 14 3/4 x 10 3/8" (37.4 x 26.3 cm)
Paper:
Cream, smooth, wove (Zanders).
Publisher:
New Directions Books, New York(James Laughlin)
Printer:
Richard von Sichowsky, Hamburg
Edition:
250
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Donald B. Straus
Copyright:
© 2016 Gerhard-Marcks-Stiftung, Bremen, Germany
Reference:
Lammek H.487-5.
MoMA Number:
475.1990.3
Themes:
Literary Subjects
Techniques:
Woodcut

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