West Forty-Second Street, Night
1922
Medium
aquatint and etching in blue black and yellow on FJ Head & Co cream laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 26.99 x 17.46 cm (10 5/8 x 6 7/8 in.) sheet: 46.04 x 29.21 cm (18 1/8 x 11 1/2 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Donald and Nancy deLaski Fund
Accession Number
2010.52.1
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...