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Gerhard Marcks. The Tower of Babel. 1957 (prints executed 1956-1957)

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  • Gerhard Marcks. Tower of Babel (Turm zu Babel) (plate, page 13) from The Tower of Babel. 1957 (print executed 1956)
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    Gerhard Marcks. Tower of Babel (Turm zu Babel) (plate, page 13) from The Tower of Babel. 1957 (print executed 1956)
  • Gerhard Marcks. The Leader (Der Anführer) (plate, page 17) from The Tower of Babel. 1957 (print executed 1956)
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    1957 (print executed 1956)
    Gerhard Marcks. The Leader (Der Anführer) (plate, page 17) from The Tower of Babel. 1957 (print executed 1956)
  • Gerhard Marcks. The City of God (Die Stadt Gottes) (plate, page 23) from The Tower of Babel. 1957 (print executed 1956)
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    1957 (print executed 1956)
    Gerhard Marcks. The City of God (Die Stadt Gottes) (plate, page 23) from The Tower of Babel. 1957 (print executed 1956)
  • Gerhard Marcks. God, The Father (Gottvater) (plate, page 27) from The Tower of Babel. 1957 (print executed 1956)
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    1957 (print executed 1956)
    Gerhard Marcks. God, The Father (Gottvater) (plate, page 27) from The Tower of Babel. 1957 (print executed 1956)

Gerhard Marcks (German, 1889–1981)

The Illustrated Book

The Tower of Babel

Author:
Thomas Merton
Date:
1957 (prints executed 1956-1957)
Medium:
Illustrated book with five woodcuts and one woodcut title page
Dimensions:
page (each, irreg.): 14 3/4 x 10 3/8" (37.4 x 26.3 cm); overall: 15 3/16 x 10 5/8 x 3/8" (38.5 x 27 x 0.9 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. 487.1-6.
MoMA Number:
475.1990.1-4
Themes:
Literary Subjects

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Gerhard Marcks [63]

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Prints and Illustrated Books [2763]

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Illustrated Book [715]

Date:

1957 (prints executed 1956-1957)

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