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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M25371
People
Roger Vieillard, French (Le Mans, France 1907 - 1989 Paris, France)
Title
Tower of Babel
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Tour de Babel
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1935
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/144337

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 37.5 x 27 cm (14 3/4 x 10 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Roger Vieillard
  • inscription: below plate, graphite, handwritten, in artist's hand: Roger Vieillard 1935 Tour de Babel / 5/40
  • inscription: lower right corner of paper, graphite, handwritten: at a slant: 1935 RV / 21

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Pearl K. and Daniel Bell, Cambridge, Massachusetts, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, October 15, 2002.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
H. 21

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Pearl K. and Daniel Bell
Copyright
© Roger Vieillard / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Accession Year
2002
Object Number
M25371
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 3440 Middle East, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/13/2022 - 12/14/2022

Verification Level

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