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Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

Building a Babylon, Tudor City, N.Y.C.

ArtistMartin Lewis(1881-1962)
Date1929
MediumDrypoint in blue ink
Dimensions20 x 15 x 1 1/8 in. (50.8 x 38.1 x 2.9 cm)
Signedl.r., in pencil: Martin Lewis
Inscription(s)recto, l.l., in pencil: 8th trial proof
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2012.258
ClassificationPrint
ProvenanceDaniel Lebard, Brussels, Belgium; (Catherine E. Burns, Oakland, CA); purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of Art, Bentonville, AR, 2012
On ViewNo
Building a Babylon, …20 × 15 in.Tennis Ball2.7 in. diameter

This artwork's face covers about 41× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.