Calm Before the Storm - Montauk Point
Object NamePrint
Artist / Maker
Samuel L. Margolies
(American, 1897 - 1974)
Date1937
MediumDrypoint
Dimensions12 1/8 x 10 3/8 in. (30.8 x 26.4 cm)
ClassificationsPrints and Printing Plates
Credit LineTransferred from the Applied Art Department, Iowa State University. In the permanent collection, Brunnier Art Museum, University Museusms, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberUM82.208
Status
Not on viewCollections
CultureAmerican
Label TextA lighthouse is seen on the cliffs of the Atlantic Ocean. Montauk Point is the eastern most point of New York State. Built in 1795, the lighthouse on Montauk Point is the oldest in the state of New York.
Margolies studied at Cooper Union Art School and the National Academy of Design. He was involved in the WPA as a printmaker from 1935 until 1939.
PeriodDepression Era
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Brunnier Main Storage
Object Name: Print
Samuel L. Margolies
1937
Object number: UM82.223
Object Name: Print
Amy Namowitz Worthen
1977-1978
Object number: UM82.240
Object Name: Artist Portfolio
Elizabeth "Beth" Marie Van Hoesen
1965
Object number: UM2010.16a-z
