Shacks by the Road

1915–54

Dating: Date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Mezzotint, second state
Dimensions: Plate: 10 5/16 × 10 11/16 in. (26.2 × 27.2 cm) Sheet: 12 in. × 13 3/4 in. (30.5 × 34.9 cm)
Collection no.: 54.647.38
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Shacks by the Road — Samuel L. Margolies. 1915–54.

Medium: Mezzotint, second state. Dimensions: Plate: 10 5/16 × 10 11/16 in. (26.2 × 27.2 cm) Sheet: 12 in. × 13 3/4 in. (30.5 × 34.9 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Gift of Associated American Artists, 1954.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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