The Gates of the City
1922
Medium
etching and aquatint in brown and blue on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 21.6 x 20.3 cm (8 1/2 x 8 in.) sheet: 31.4 x 28.9 cm (12 3/8 x 11 3/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift (Partial and Promised) of Judy and Leo Zickler
Accession Number
2004.68.1
About the Artist
John Taylor Arms
John Taylor Arms (1887–1953) was one of America's foremost etchers of the twentieth century, renowned for his meticulous renderings of Gothic architecture. Born in Washington, D.C., he initially pursued law at Princeton University before transferring to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he earned a master's degree in architecture in 1912. He apprenticed as a draftsman and worked for...