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U.S.S. Columbia Under Construction

1945

John Taylor Arms

Associated Names

John Taylor Arms

Artist, American, 1887 - 1953

The image shows a shipyard with a large ship being worked on. The ship is detailed, with visible hull rivets and structure. There are cranes on either side of the ship. The point of view is low, near the ship. The horizon is visible but mostly obscured by the shipyard structures and cranes. The image is detailed, using fine lines and shading to create a realistic industrial scene. The color palette is monochrome, using shades of grey to depict the metallic textures of the shipyard.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching and drypoint
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image: 31 x 44 cm (12 3/16 x 17 5/16 in.)
sheet: 43 x 56 cm (16 15/16 x 22 1/16 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.695
Catalogue Raisonné

Fletcher 1982, no. 390

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. 245, no. 390.

Inscriptions

in pencil lower left: II; in pencil lower right: John Taylor Arms 1945.

Wikidata ID

Q76549862

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