Lavenham, England

1939

John Taylor Arms

Associated Names
John Taylor Arms

Artist, American, 1887 - 1953

The image is an etching of a church tower, detailed with fine lines, reaching towards the top of the frame. To the left of the tower, there is a graveyard with tombstones and a fence. In the background, there are dark trees casting shadows, and wispy clouds in the sky. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of black, white, and gray.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on yellow laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David F. Wright

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.05 x 9.84 cm (7 1/2 x 3 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 29.21 x 20.16 cm (11 1/2 x 7 15/16 in.)
    image: 15.08 x 9.68 cm (5 15/16 x 3 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.71.11

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fletcher 1982, no. 322 iii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1982

  • Fletcher, William Dolan. John Taylor Arms, A Man for All Time: The Artist and His Work. New Haven, CT: The Sign of the Arrow, 1982, p. 204, no. 322, iii/iii.

Inscriptions

in graphite, below plate mark, lower left: III; lower right: John Taylor Arms 1939; at bottom right of sheet: 322 [in another hand]; lower left verso: John T. Arms - E [in another hand]; lower right: 327

Wikidata ID

Q76439244

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