TitleSunheated Pit
Artist
Margaret Philbrick
(American, 1914 - 1999)
Datec. 1969
MediumEtching on cream laid paper
DimensionsImage size: 8 3/4 × 11 15/16 in.
Sheet size: 13 5/16 × 17 1/16 in.
Mat size: 17 × 21 in.
SignedSigned in graphite at LR: "Margaret Philbrick imp."
MarkingsWatermark: Hand Made
SubmissionANA diploma presentation, October 5, 1970
Credit LineNational Academy of Design, New York, NY
Object number1982.2218
Label TextA "Sun-heated pit" is a type of greenhouse, used since Roman times, which is built into the earth to provide a more equal temperature for plants in a changeable climate. Philbrick was a wildflower gardener and an active member of the New England Society for the Preservation of Wildflowers.
