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1930482New York: John Taylor Arms 1930. Etching on antique cream laid paper with a fancy "G" watermark 7 1/8 x 16 1/2 inches 182 x 442 mm full margins. Signed dated and inscribed "Ed. 70" in pencil lower margin. From a total edirion of 81 plus 5 trial proofs. Printed by Henry E. Carling. Number 18 from the Italian Series. A superb impression of this scarce print with all of the subtleties and details of the reflections in the water printing clearly. <br /> <br /> Fletcher 232<br /> Illustrated: Page 192 Arms Dorothy Noyes "Hilltowns and Cities of Northern Italy". Along with his constant companion and wife Dorothy Noyes Arms spent decades exploring and documenting gothic structures throughout Europe. Noyes an accomplished travel writer had gifted Arms an etching set for Christmas in 1913 during the time that the couple called New York home. Arms having been trained in architecture was sparked and fascinated by the potential for exceptional precision that etching provided as a media. His immediate projects focused on the architectural wonderland that Manhattan presented but he quickly realized that it was no love affair for him. Jane Glaubinger PhD. Curator of Prints Cleveland Museum of Art quotes a manuscript owned by the Museum in which Arms confides "I can admire the skyscrapers of New York that unbelievable city which is a very gold mine for the architectural etcher but I do not love them and I cannot etch what I do not love." Glaubinger explains in her 2012 essay Images of Inspiration that Arms opined that the creation of art furthered the spiritual and moral improvement of mankind and he believed that Gothic cathedrals represented "the most significant expression of man's aspirations." Arms a dedicated and industrious devotee to detail saw printmaking as a vehicle for inspiring joy and uplift in contemporary society. Glaubinger continues "Over several decades Arms traveled throughout France Italy England and Spain drawing Gothic structures. These studies were the basis for the etchings he produced back in his Connecticut studio. Arms admired the craftsmanship of medieval art and aided by magnifying glasses used fine-gauge sewing needles set into wooden handles to draw the elaborate churches on copper plates. Extremely dedicated and industrious Arms rendered each building with exceptional precision spending 1000 hours or more on a single plate. He was a gifted draftsman and technical virtuoso who created compositions full of keenly observed details and nuanced light." <br /> <br /> Glaubinger Jane "Modern Gothic: The Etchings of John Taylor Arms" Cleveland Museum of Art 2012. John Taylor Arms unknown
192512221925. Etching with aquatint on watermarked handmade F.J. Head & Co. laid paper 12 3/8 x 13 15/16 inches 315 x 354 mm full margins. Signed and dated in pencil lower right margin. Edition of 150 printed by Frederick Reynolds. In excellent condition with some minor toning and minor edge wear well outside of the image area. <br /> <br /> Fletcher 167<br /> <br /> French Church series #7; illustrated in Dorothy Noyes Arms Churches of France p. 4. unknown
1972WRCLIT57595Madison WI: Shenanigan Press Ltd and the Omar Space Corp Ltd. 1972. Portfolio of ten mixed media prints 20 x 16cm enclosed in screen-printed fiber paper over stiff card portfolio. One internal plain card fold-in flap in portfolio torn portfolio paper covering perhaps naturally a bit frayed with a couple small chips; the prints are in fine state. A scarce early portfolio of Shields's work limited to ten copies with each print signed and dated on the verso by the artist. Shields 1944 - 2006 was widely known for his colorful prints and collages which often involve multiple processes such as stitching dyeing application of fabrics or other materials and screen-printing. This is a very uncommon portfolio exhibiting an early approach to his characteristic methods. Acton JONES ROAD PRINT SHOP AND STABLE 1971 - 1982: A CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ 78. Shenanigan Press Ltd and the Omar Space Corp, Ltd. unknown books
197586111Art Center. As New. 1975. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - Corresponds to ASIN: B000VUMBAQ. 76 pages; 28 illustrations. Catalogue Raisonne Catalog Raisonné Complete Works Life and Work Raisonnee -- with a bonus offer . Art Center paperback
19314731931. Etching and drypoint on cream-colored handmade laid paper with deckle edges 7 1/4 x 6 3/4 inches 185 x 171 mm edition of 100 full margins. Signed dated and numbered "Ed. 100" in pencil lower margin second state of three. Printed by Henry Carling New York. Extremely minor mat tone and some inky residue in the top right corner all unobtrusive and well outside of image area. An exquisite impression of this intricate image with astonishing detail and all the fine lines printing clearly. The image represents the first print which Arms printed on his own handmade paper. Framed handsomely with archival materials and museum grade glass in a wood gilt frame with a flower and garland motif. <br /> <br /> Illustrated: Dorothy Noyes Arms Hill Towns and Cities of Northern Italy p. 180; Anderson American Etchers Abroad 1880-1930; Eric Denker Reflections & Undercurrents: Ernest Roth and Printmaking in Venice 1900-1940 p. 116. <br /> <br /> Fletcher 233. Born in 1887 in Washington DC John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912. With the outbreak of W.W.I Arms served as an officer in the United States Navy and it was during this time that he turned his focus to printmaking having published his first etching in 1919. His first subjects were the Brooklyn Bridge near the Navy Yard and it was during his wartime travel that Arms created a series of extraordinarily detailed etchings based on Gothic cathedrals and churches he visited in France and Italy. He used what was available to him namely sewing needles and a magnifying glass to create the incredibly rich and fine detail that his etchings are known for. Upon his return to New York after the war Arms enjoyed a successful career as a graphic artist created a series of etchings of American cities and published Handbook of Print Making and Print Makers Macmillan 1934. He served as President of the Society of American Graphic Artists and in 1933 was made a full member of the National Academy of Design. <br /> <br /> In its most modern incarnation Palazzo dell'Angelo was constructed in or around 1570. The building which has a rich and storied history was erected upon the ruins of an earlier structure which predates the Gothic period. Some remnants of the earliest features of the residence were most certainly still visible when Arms visited as they are today. Having a background in architecture there's no question that Arms was moved by the beauty history and ingenuity represented in the physical structure. One thing specifically gives away Arms's passion for the architecture and that is the fact that he focused on the building's Moorish entranceway balustrade and two mullioned windows and not on the curious Gothic era bas-relief of an angel nestled into the facade of the building after which the structure is named. The sculpture itself doesn't appear in Arms's composition at all despite the fact that it is the feature of the building that is most famous in its folklore. Arms instead focuses on the oldest portion of the architecture even documenting some of the remnants of a fresco and a funerary stele for the freedman Tito Mestrio Logismo and his wife Mestria Sperata visible above the water level to the left of the door behind the gondola which was first described in 1436. <br /> <br /> Among the many notable bits of history regarding the Palazzo it has been documented that Tintoretto painted frescos of battle scenes on the facade of the building. The paintings have been lost to time and the elements but not entirely to history. The empty frame-like structure appearing in the brickwork to the left of the doorway an area which now lays oddly bare would have originally housed a fresco but now sits like a ghost where an untold number of eyes once gazed at something beautiful. Most famously however is the story of the origin of a small hole which appears in the facade of the building atop the figure of the bas-relief angel. Folklore has it that in 1552 Friar Matthew Bascio was invited to dinner by the Pallazzo's then resident Iseppo Pasini. Pasini was a very successful albeit unscrupulous attorney who made his fortune exploiting the poor. Pasini's exploits were so egregious it was rumored that he was perhaps under the influence of an evil spirit. The disturbing legend says that to his complete surprise when Friar Bascio was seated to dine that night he was waited upon by Pasini's bewitched pet monkey who he recognized immediately as the Devil himself. Upon this recognition Bascio was moved to squeeze the table cloth with his hand and saw that blood had leaked out of the linen. In this moment he cast the demon out of the house and during its departure the Devil made a hole in the wall through which he fled. It is said that the angel was placed in the facade below the hole to prevent the spirit from reentering. The hole is visible to this day above the angel on the building which still stands along a small canal behind the Piazza San Marco. After the building's Neoclassical remodel it served at the the senatorial residence of Italy's noble Ratta family. <br /> <br /> Arms's Palazzo dell'Angelo was awarded the Member's Prize at the 22nd Annual Exhibition Chicago Society of Etchers Art Institute of Chicago 1932. unknown
19304981930. Etching and aquatint on antique laid paper 10 1/4 x 12 1/8 inches 262 x 308 mm wide margins. Signed dated and inscribed "Edition of 100" in pencil lower margin. Second state of 2. A rich and inky impression of this extraordinary image. Bottom edge is irregularly trimmed with the Conseil Départemental de la Haute-Garonne's tarriff stamp on the verso in two places. Areas of minor toning paper tape hinges at the top sheet edge some minor scattered surface soiling.<br /> <br /> Fletcher 229ii/II <br /> Illustrated: Page 208 Arms Dorothy Noyes "Hilltowns and Cities of Northern Italy". Born in 1887 in Washington DC John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912. With the outbreak of W.W.I Arms served as an officer in the United States Navy and it was during this time that he turned his focus to printmaking having published his first etching in 1919. His first subjects were the Brooklyn Bridge near the Navy Yard and it was during his wartime travel that Arms created a series of extraordinarily detailed etchings based on gothic cathedrals and churches he visited in France and Italy the plate for Guardians of the Spire was created in 1921. He used what was available to him namely sewing needles and a magnifying glass to create the incredibly rich and fine detail that his etchings are known for. Upon his return to New York after the war Arms enjoyed a successful career as a graphic artist created a series of etchings of American cities and published Handbook of Print Making and Print Makers Macmillan 1934. He served as President of the Society of American Graphic Artists and in 1933 was made a full member of the National Academy of Design. Arms died in Fairfield Connecticut in 1953. unknown
193110361931. Etching on watermarked antique laid J Whatman Japon paper 14 1/2 x 7 5/8 inches 368 x 195 mm full margins. Signed dated and inscribed "II" in pencil in the lower margin. One of only 26 impressions of the second state of 2 printed in 1931. With the John Taylor Arms ink stamp in black ink in the lower-center margin. <br /> <br /> Fletcher 241 II; French Church Series No. 31. This magnificent etching was awarded the Mrs. Henry F. Noyes Prize Society of American Etchers 1931; the Carle Blenner Best Entry Prize New Haven Paint and Clay Club 1950; and the Best Print Annual Exhibition Arts and Crafts Association Meridan Connecticut 1952.<br /> <br /> Paper: Arms was typical of the artists of this period - he was obsessed with paper a mania for collecting paper that could/would improve an edition. The quantity he left after his death distributed by his wife to fellow artists witnesses his love for finely made paper -paper interesting because of texture color distinctive weave. The earliest paper known to have been used by Arms came from a Baptismal Register Kirchen Ordnung The Reformed Church Middletown Dauphin County Pennsylvania 1708 bought in a bookshop in Philadelphia. His early prints 1915-1919 evidence paper taken from old books with gilded edges. Some prints appear on stationary from the Cisalpine Napoleonic Italy still bearing the estampe of the office or department; others carry penned ink page numbers taken from old ledgers of the Eighteenth Century-all beautiful shades of grey blue and green handmade ribbed and otherwise. Some of his color aquatints were printed on full sheets of heavy chine or Japanese vellum giving a sense of luxury in the richness of the stock and the width of the margins. There was a myriad of modern papers gleaned in England France Italy and the United States. <br /> <br /> - William Dolan Fletcher A Man For All Times p. 15. unknown
1937471New York 1937. Etching and drypoint on watermarked F.J. Head cream-colored antique laid paper 6 3/4 x 9 7/8 inches 171 x 252 mm full margins. Signed and titled in French in pencil in the lower margin edition of 75. Printed by Frederick Thomas Reynolds New York. Plate number 4 from the Gargoyle Series. One small round pea-sized spot of paper thinning perhaps an innate defect in the paper well outside of image area and completely unobtrusive. A dark inky and rich impression framed handsomely with archival materials and museum grade glass in a wood gilt frame with a garland and flower motif. <br /> Illustrated: Dorothy Noyes Arms Churches of France p.20. <br /> <br /> Fletcher 102. Born in 1887 in Washington DC John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912. With the outbreak of W.W.I Arms served as an officer in the United States Navy and it was during this time that he turned his focus to printmaking having published his first etching in 1919. His first subjects were the Brooklyn Bridge near the Navy Yard and it was during his wartime travel that Arms created a series of extraordinarily detailed etchings based on gothic cathedrals and churches he visited in France and Italy the plate for Guardians of the Spire was created in 1921. He used what was available to him namely sewing needles and a magnifying glass to create the incredibly rich and fine detail that his etchings are known for. Upon his return to New York after the war Arms enjoyed a successful career as a graphic artist created a series of etchings of American cities and published Handbook of Print Making and Print Makers Macmillan 1934. He served as President of the Society of American Graphic Artists and in 1933 was made a full member of the National Academy of Design. Arms died in Fairfield Connecticut in 1953. unknown
1975C86111Art Center. As New. 1975. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - Corresponds to ASIN: B000VUMBAQ. 76 pages; 28 illustrations. Catalogue Raisonne Catalog Raisonné Complete Works Life and Work Raisonnee -- with a bonus offer-- - May be EITHER: out of print OOP and extremely rare in this pristine condition; signed by author or contributor; or a first or special edition; inquire for details . Art Center paperback
1926142571926. Arms John Taylor. Arms John Taylor American 1887-1953. SHADOWS OF VENICE - IL PONTE DI RIALTO VENEZIA. Etching 1930. Edition of 140 14 Artist's Proofs. 10 x 12 inches Plate 11 3/8 x 157/8 inches sheet. Signed in pencil and inscribed "Edition 100." Fletcher 229. Printed by Henry E. Carling on green laid paper. In excellent condition. This is Number 16 of Arms' Italian Series. It is illustrated: Dorothy Noyes Arms Hill Towns and Cities of Northern Italy p. 208; The Print Collector's Quarterly 21 1934 at page 136; Fine Prints of the Year 1931 and Eric Denker Reflections & Undercurrents: Ernest Roth and Printmaking in Venice 1900-1940. This print. was the Arms submission for his application toThe Royal Society of Painter-Etchers in 1934. unknown
19199281919. Aquatint with hand coloring in watercolor on watermarked laid Arches paper 8 1/16 x 5 9/16 inches 206 x 142 mm full margins. Signed titled dated and numbered 22/40 in pencil lower margin. From the fourth state of 4 consisting of a total of 80 impressions only 40 of which have hand coloring in watercolor. In superb condition with light toning and archival tape tabs at the top right and left corners and lower right corner on the verso well outside of the image area. Printed by Frederick Reynolds. <br /> <br /> Fletcher 23. Paper: Arms was typical of the artists of this period - he was obsessed with paper a mania for collecting paper that could/would improve an edition. The quantity he left after his death distributed by his wife to fellow artists witnesses his love for finely made paper -paper interesting because of texture color distinctive weave. The earliest paper known to have been used by Arms came from a Baptismal Register Kirchen Ordnung The Reformed Church Middletown Dauphin County Pennsylvania 1708 bought in a bookshop in Philadelphia. His early prints 1915-1919 evidence paper taken from old books with gilded edges. Some prints appear on stationary from the Cisalpine Napoleonic Italy still bearing the estampe of the office or department; others carry penned ink page numbers taken from old ledgers of the Eighteenth Century-all beautiful shades of grey blue and green handmade ribbed and otherwise. Some of his color aquatints were printed on full sheets of heavy chine or Japanese vellum giving a sense of luxury in the richness of the stock and the width of the margins. There was a myriad of modern papers gleaned in England France Italy and the United States. William Dolan Fletcher John Taylor Arms a Man for All Time: The Artist and His Work. Sign of the Arrow Eastern Press 1982. p. 15. unknown
193119021931. Etching on antique laid Japon paper 14 1/2 x 7 5/8 inches 368 x 195 mm full margins. Signed dated and inscribed "Ed. 100 II" in pencil in the lower margin. One of 100 impressions of the second state of 2 printed in 1931.<br /> <br /> Fletcher 241 II; French Church Series No. 31. This magnificent etching was awarded the Mrs. Henry F. Noyes Prize Society of American Etchers 1931; the Carle Blenner Best Entry Prize New Haven Paint and Clay Club 1950; and the Best Print Annual Exhibition Arts and Crafts Association Meridan Connecticut 1952. <br /> <br /> Paper: Arms was typical of the artists of this period: he was obsessed with paper a mania for collecting paper that could/would improve an edition. The quantity he left after his death distributed by his wife to fellow artists witnesses his love for finely made paper -paper interesting because of texture color distinctive weave. The earliest paper known to have been used by Arms came from a Baptismal Register Kirchen Ordnung The Reformed Church Middletown Dauphin County Pennsylvania 1708 bought in a bookshop in Philadelphia. His early prints 1915-1919 evidence paper taken from old books with gilded edges. Some prints appear on stationary from the Cisalpine Napoleonic Italy still bearing the estampe of the office or department; others carry penned ink page numbers taken from old ledgers of the Eighteenth Century-all beautiful shades of grey blue and green handmade ribbed and otherwise. Some of his color aquatints were printed on full sheets of heavy chine or Japanese vellum giving a sense of luxury in the richness of the stock and the width of the margins. There was a myriad of modern papers gleaned in England France Italy and the United States. - William Dolan Fletcher A Man For All Times p. 15. unknown
193110331931. Etching on antique laid Japon paper 10 x 14 13/16 inches 254 x 377 mm full margins. Signed in pencil and inscribed "Ed. 100" from a total edition of 128. Third state of three. Number 22 from the Italian Series. In good condition with scattered light surface soiling and archival paper tape hinges at the top right and left corners verso. A beautiful impression of this extremely scarce image. <br /> <br /> Fletcher 238iii/III <br /> Illustrated: Page 138 Arms Dorothy Noyes "Hilltowns and Cities of Northern Italy.". Born in 1887 in Washington DC John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912. With the outbreak of W.W.I Arms served as an officer in the United States Navy and it was during this time that he turned his focus to printmaking having published his first etching in 1919. His first subjects were the Brooklyn Bridge near the Navy Yard and it was during his wartime travel that Arms created a series of extraordinarily detailed etchings based on gothic cathedrals and churches he visited in France and Italy the plate for Guardians of the Spire was created in 1921. He used what was available to him namely sewing needles and a magnifying glass to create the incredibly rich and fine detail that his etchings are known for. Upon his return to New York after the war Arms enjoyed a successful career as a graphic artist created a series of etchings of American cities and published Handbook of Print Making and Print Makers Macmillan 1934. He served as President of the Society of American Graphic Artists and in 1933 was made a full member of the National Academy of Design. Arms died in Fairfield Connecticut in 1953.<br /> <br /> Paper: <br /> <br /> Arms was typical of the artists of this period - he was obsessed with paper a mania for collecting paper that could/would improve an edition. The quantity he left after his death distributed by his wife to fellow artists witnesses his love for finely made paper -paper interesting because of texture color distinctive weave. The earliest paper known to have been used by Arms came from a Baptismal Register Kirchen Ordnung The Reformed Church Middletown Dauphin County Pennsylvania 1708 bought in a bookshop in Philadelphia. His early prints 1915-1919 evidence paper taken from old books with gilded edges. Some prints appear on stationary from the Cisalpine Napoleonic Italy still bearing the estampe of the office or department; others carry penned ink page numbers taken from old ledgers of the Eighteenth Century-all beautiful shades of grey blue and green handmade ribbed and otherwise. Some of his color aquatints were printed on full sheets of heavy chine or Japanese vellum giving a sense of luxury in the richness of the stock and the width of the margins. There was a myriad of modern papers gleaned in England France Italy and the United States. <br /> <br /> -William Dolan Fletcher A Man For All Times p. 15. unknown
192782598MINTON BALCH & CO. As New. 1927. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - 31 pages 12 plates chronological list of etchings done from 1915 -1926 "Modern American Etchers" Series 4to. -- with a bonus offer-- . MINTON BALCH & CO hardcover
195486113Library. As New. 1954. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - 8 pages; 1 illustrations. -- with a bonus offer-- . Library paperback
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199386110Academy. New. 1993. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 116 pages; 71 illustrations. -- with a bonus offer-- . Academy paperback
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193784285J. B. Lippincott. As New. 1937. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - -- - Corresponds to ASIN: B000GU422Q. Pages not numbered; 60 plates including several in color; 4to. -- with a bonus offer-- . J. B. Lippincott hardcover
197115520Johns Hopkins Press. As New. 1971. Hardcover. 080181118X . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - -- with a bonus offer-- . Johns Hopkins Press hardcover
197167917London England: The Tate Gallery. New. 1971. Paperback. 0900874252 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY PRISTINE 36 pages; 115 works catalogued; 9 black and white illustrations. -- with a bonus offer-- . The Tate Gallery paperback
19253181925. Etching and aquatint on hand made F.J. Head & Co. watermarked cream laid paper 11 1/8 x 15 1/4 inches 281 x 382 mm full margins. Signed and dated in pencil lower right margin. From the edition of 160 from a total of 165 impressions. 1/4-inch edge loss at extreme sheet edge lower right extreme sheet edge. Scattered light handling creases minor uniform age tone. A beautiful dark and inky impression of this large extremely detailed image with all the fine lines printing clearly.<br /> <br /> Fletcher 159.ii <br /> <br /> References:<br /> Arms Hill Towns and Cities of Northern Italy by Dorothy Noyes: p. 90<br /> The Print Collector's Quarterly 21 1934: p.130. Born in 1887 in Washington DC John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912. With the outbreak of W.W.I Arms served as an officer in the United States Navy and it was during this time that he turned his focus to printmaking having published his first etching in 1919. His first subjects were the Brooklyn Bridge near the Navy Yard and it was during his wartime travel that Arms created a series of extraordinarily detailed etchings based on gothic cathedrals and churches he visited in France and Italy the plate for Guardians of the Spire was created in 1921. He used what was available to him namely sewing needles and a magnifying glass to create the incredibly rich and fine detail that his etchings are known for. Upon his return to New York after the war Arms enjoyed a successful career as a graphic artist created a series of etchings of American cities and published Handbook of Print Making and Print Makers Macmillan 1934. He served as President of the Society of American Graphic Artists and in 1933 was made a full member of the National Academy of Design. Arms died in Fairfield Connecticut in 1953. unknown
19254951925. Etching on antique cream laid paper 7 7/8 x 5 1/8 inches 201 x 130 mm full margins. Edition of 150. Printed by Federick Reynolds. Signed and dated in pencil lower right. Arms was assisted in the completion of this plate by Kerr Eby. In excellent condition with no visible defects to the sheet archival paper tape hinge at the top sheet edge affixed at the verso. <br /> <br /> Fletcher 169<br /> Illustrated: Page 86 Arms Dorothy Noyes "Hilltowns and Cities of Northern Italy.". Born in 1887 in Washington DC John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912. With the outbreak of W.W.I Arms served as an officer in the United States Navy and it was during this time that he turned his focus to printmaking having published his first etching in 1919. His first subjects were the Brooklyn Bridge near the Navy Yard and it was during his wartime travel that Arms created a series of extraordinarily detailed etchings based on gothic cathedrals and churches he visited in France and Italy the plate for Guardians of the Spire was created in 1921. He used what was available to him namely sewing needles and a magnifying glass to create the incredibly rich and fine detail that his etchings are known for. Upon his return to New York after the war Arms enjoyed a successful career as a graphic artist created a series of etchings of American cities and published Handbook of Print Making and Print Makers Macmillan 1934. He served as President of the Society of American Graphic Artists and in 1933 was made a full member of the National Academy of Design. Arms died in Fairfield Connecticut in 1953. unknown
