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Photo Credit: photo: M. Cook
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The Sign
191920th century
169 x 76 mm (6.7 x 3 in.)
John Taylor Arms, American, (1887–1953)
Alternative title:
The Sign, Au Bon Cafe [and] L’Enseigne
Object Type:
print
Medium and Support:
Etching on laid paper
State:
Sixth of six states
Print impression quality:
Excellent with plate tone
Edition:
75; printed by Frederick Reynolds. Commenced in 1917, finished in 1919.
Marks:
Signed in pencil, lower right: “John Taylor Arms—1919”; inscribed, lower left: title
Marks:
Watermark:
Crown over shield with scrolls and circle
Provenance / Collectors' Marks:
J.T. Arms
Bibliography:
Fletcher 17 vi/vi; Karen F. Beall, American Prints in the Library of Congress (1970) 320; Arms 15.
Credit Line:
Gift of the artist (hon. MA Wesleyan 1939), 1939
Accession Number:
1939.5.118
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- cityscapes - Use for creative works that depict settlements that may be considered cities. For creative works depicting settlements that may be considered towns, use "townscapes (representations)." For images that are more documentary than creative, prefer
- France - TGN 1000070
- Gothic (Medieval)
Dimensions
- plate Dimensions: 169 x 76 mm (6.7 x 3 in.)
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Credit Caption
John Taylor Arms, American, (1887–1953) . The Sign, 1919. Etching on laid paper. Sixth of six states. plate : 169 x 76 mm (6.7 x 3 in.). Sheet : 183 x 204 mm (7.2 x 8 in.). DAC accession number 1939.5.118. Gift of the artist (hon. MA Wesleyan 1939), 1939. (photo: M. Cook) .