Tower of Babel | Harvard Art Museums

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
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

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M25371: Tower of Babel