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

Photo Credit: photo: M. Cook

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

1929
20th century
327 x 202 mm (12.9 x 8 in.)

Martin Lewis, American, (1881–1962)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Drypoint on wove paper

Print impression quality: Very good

Edition: Third trial proof for edition of 84 including four trial proofs

Marks: Signed in pencil, lower right: “Martin Lewis—imp”; signed in plate, lower left: “Martin Lewis”; inscribed in pencil, lower left: “Mar 22’ — ‘29/3’ Trial proof”

Bibliography: McCarron 76; Paul McCarron, Martin Lewis [exhibition catalog] (New York: Kennedy Galleries, 1973), cat. no. 85.

Credit Line: Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1937

Accession Number: 1937.D1.58

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architecture*, New York City*, Northeastern United States*

architecture - Art or science of designing and building structures, especially habitable structures, in accordance with principles determined by aesthetic and practical or material considerations. Refers also to the structures created. [November 1994 related term added. October 1990 alternate term added.]
New York City - TGN 7007567 (“New York” preferred, “New York City” display; retained “City” for clarity)
Northeastern United States - TGN 4011496 (general region): The term typically refers to New England and the northern Atlantic seaboard, including Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey.

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plate Dimensions: 327 x 202 mm (12.9 x 8 in.)

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Martin Lewis, American, (1881–1962) . Building a Babylon, Tudor City, N.Y.C., 1929. Drypoint on wove paper. plate : 327 x 202 mm (12.9 x 8 in.). Sheet : 439 x 279 mm (17.3 x 11 in.). DAC accession number 1937.D1.58. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1937. (photo: M. Cook) .

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