The Gates of the City
c. 1922
Medium
graphite on tracing paper
Dimensions
image: 21.3 x 20 cm (8 3/8 x 7 7/8 in.) sheet: 31.9 x 24.8 cm (12 9/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift (Partial and Promised) of Judy and Leo Zickler
Accession Number
2004.68.2
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
John Taylor Arms · 1887–1953
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...