Samuel L. Margolies and WPA/Federal Art Project, New York City
Idle Colossus
1934
Scroll
Physical Qualities
Softground etching and roulette, Sheet: 428 x 351 mm. (16 7/8 x 13 13/16 in.)
Plate: 374 x 301 mm. (14 3/4 x 11 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
The United States General Services Administration, formerly Federal Works Agency, Works Progress Administration, on extended loan to the Baltimore Museum of Art.
Object Number
L.1943.9.930
Inscribed: RECTO: LL margin (stamped in black ink): 'FEDERAL ART PROJECT / NYC WPA'; LC margin (pencil): ' Idle Colossus' ; LR margin (pencil): 'S.L. Margolies'; BR Corner (pencil): '19'. VERSO: LR (pencil): '#1696 - gr. 2'; C: BMA stamp.
