Artist
Alice Aycock (American, born 1946)American, born 1946
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Blueprint for Tower of Babel
Datec. 1985
MediumDiazotype on wove paper
DimensionsSheet: 42 3/8 × 16 1/2 in. (107.6 × 41.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Penny Cerling
Object number2023.452
Non exposé
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Prints and DrawingsObject Type
Exhibition HistoryNone
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in print, center bottom edge of sheet, in descending order below bottom of tower: 12” ROUGH OPENING/7’6’ DIAMETER BASE/FRONT ELEVATION/SCALE: 1”=1’O”
Recto: Inscribed in print, lower right of sheet, to right of tower, in descending order from apex of tower’s stone base to its bottom: NOTE: HEIGHT OF STONE BASE CHANGES TO ALLOW RAILING TO REST ON TOP. SEE DIAGRAM ABOVE./DRAWING 3/BASE STONE 6’0”/1’4” ROUGH OPENING/2’4”/DRAWING 2/1’2” ROUGH OPENING
Recto: Inscribed in print, lower left of sheet, to left of tower, in descending order from level of third window to bottom of tower’s stone base: DRAWING 9/DRAWING 5/ 6’6” HEIGHT OF STONE BASE/DRAWING 1
Recto: Inscribed in print, right center of sheet, to right of tower, in descending order from slightly above level of sixth window to level of third window: DRAWING 8/WINDOW DETAILS DRAWINGS 18 & 19/RING 4/DRAWING 7/RING 5/DRAWING 6
Recto: Inscribed in print, upper right of sheet, to right of apex of tower: TOP CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS 14-17
Recto: Inscribed in print, lower right of sheet, to right of tower, in descending order from apex of tower’s stone base to its bottom: NOTE: HEIGHT OF STONE BASE CHANGES TO ALLOW RAILING TO REST ON TOP. SEE DIAGRAM ABOVE./DRAWING 3/BASE STONE 6’0”/1’4” ROUGH OPENING/2’4”/DRAWING 2/1’2” ROUGH OPENING
Recto: Inscribed in print, lower left of sheet, to left of tower, in descending order from level of third window to bottom of tower’s stone base: DRAWING 9/DRAWING 5/ 6’6” HEIGHT OF STONE BASE/DRAWING 1
Recto: Inscribed in print, right center of sheet, to right of tower, in descending order from slightly above level of sixth window to level of third window: DRAWING 8/WINDOW DETAILS DRAWINGS 18 & 19/RING 4/DRAWING 7/RING 5/DRAWING 6
Recto: Inscribed in print, upper right of sheet, to right of apex of tower: TOP CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS 14-17
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