The Moloch Eats Every Day
1950s
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Plexiglas relieft print in black on wove paper
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1954.12.99
Art Historical Context
Visitors to the National Gallery of Art's Rosenwald Collection will encounter *The Moloch Eats Every Day*, a striking 1950s print by Harold Persico Paris. as a Plexiglas relief print in black ink on wove paper, this work exemplifies mid-20th-century experimentation in printmaking. Paris employed Plexiglas—a durable, transparent acrylic material popularized after World War II—as a plate for relief printing, allowing for precise, bold incisions that translate into dramatic contrasts on paper. This innovative technique pushed beyond traditional wood or metal blocks, reflecting the era's embrace o...