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Notre Dame de Paris,
1925
John Taylor Arms, 1887–1953; born Washington, D.C.; died Fairfield, CT
Printed by Frederick Thomas Reynolds, 1882–1945; born London, UK; died Riverton, NJ; active New York, NY
Printed by Frederick Thomas Reynolds, 1882–1945; born London, UK; died Riverton, NJ; active New York, NY
x1957-85
One of the most technically accomplished etchers working in the first half of the twentieth century, John Taylor Arms is best known for exquisitely detailed etchings of medieval churches. Originally a history student at Princeton University, Arms transferred to MIT to study architecture. He graduated in 1912, when the American taste for the Gothic Revival style was at its height, and went on to enjoy a successful career as a printmaker and educator.
Information
Title
Notre Dame de Paris
Dates
1925
Maker
Medium
Etching and aquatint
Dimensions
plate: 31.4 x 35.4 cm (12 3/8 x 13 15/16 in.)
sheet: 41.6 x 46.1 cm (16 3/8 x 18 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John Taylor Arms, Class of 1909, and the Class of 1909
Object Number
x1957-85
Place Depicted
Europe, France, Paris
Signatures
Signed and dated in graphite, lower right below plate: John Taylor Arms - 1925
Inscription
Inscribed, lower left: 169 [Bassham CR reference]
Reference Numbers
Fletcher 167
Culture
Materials
Techniques
Subject
- Elizabeth Manning Whitmore, John Taylor Arms, Notes on the Development of an American Etcher (New York: Private print, 1925).
- Dorothy Noyes Arms, Churches of France (New York: Macmillan Co., 1929)., p. 4, illustrated
- "Selected Examples from Thirty Years of Etching" (New York: Kennedy Galleries, 1945)., p. 18, illustrated
- Frances Follin Jones, "Recent aquisitions of Ancient Art", Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University, 17, no. 1 (1958): p. 41–43., p. 42 [as Schooners in Moonlight]
