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An American Cathedral (The Woolworth Building)
192120th century
435 x 172 mm (17.1 x 6.8 in.)
John Taylor Arms, American, (1887–1953)
Object Type:
print
Medium and Support:
Etching printed in brown ink on Asian wove paper
Print impression quality:
Good
Edition:
75; printed by Frederick Reynolds
Marks:
Signed in pencil, lower center: "John Taylor Arms.1921"; inscribed in pencil, lower left: title
Provenance / Collectors' Marks:
J.T. Arms
Bibliography:
Fletcher 107; Karen F. Beall, American Prints in the Library of Congress (1970) 8; Arms 109.
Credit Line:
Gift of the artist (hon. MA Wesleyan 1939), 1939
Accession Number:
1939.5.5
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- architecture - Art or science of designing and building structures, especially habitable structures, in accordance with principles determined by aesthetic and practical or material considerations. Refers also to the structures created. [November 1994 related term added. October 1990 alternate term added.]
- business - Use for the broad area of commercial or mercantile activity involving the exchange of commodities, services, or financial resources. W [February 1993 related term added. February 1991 descriptor moved. January 1991 scope note changed.]
- 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
- New York City - TGN 7007567 (“New York” preferred, “New York City” display; retained “City” for clarity)
- Northeastern United States - TGN 4011496 (general region): The term typically refers to New England and the northern Atlantic seaboard, including Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey.
- skyscrapers - Use for exceptionally tall buildings of skeletal frame construction.
Dimensions
- plate Dimensions: 435 x 172 mm (17.1 x 6.8 in.)
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Credit Caption
John Taylor Arms, American, (1887–1953) . An American Cathedral (The Woolworth Building), 1921. Etching printed in brown ink on Asian wove paper. plate : 435 x 172 mm (17.1 x 6.8 in.). Sheet : 495 x 241 mm (19.5 x 9.5 in.). DAC accession number 1939.5.5. Gift of the artist (hon. MA Wesleyan 1939), 1939.