Gerhard Marcks (German, 1889–1981)

The Leader (Der Anführer) (plate, page 17) 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.): 8 3/8 x 6" (21.3 x 15.3 cm); page: 14 3/4 x 10 3/8" (37.5 x 26.4 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.487-4.

MoMA Number:

475.1990.2

Themes:

Literary Subjects

Techniques:

Woodcut