{"title":"John Taylor ARMS","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"I cannot etch what I do not love.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrintmaker John Taylor Arms' (1887-1953) passion for rendering the gothic cathedrals he believed were man's most outstanding architectural achievements drove him to create over 400 plates throughout his 50-year career. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe trained as an architect at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and began his artistic career in 1916––after he received an etching set from his wife––by depicting the architecture of New York City. His first subject was the Brooklyn Bridge. Over the next several decades, Arms traveled throughout France, Italy, England, and Spain, drawing and taking careful note of light, texture, and the fine details of the Gothic structures that so powerfully inspired him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBack in his Connecticut studio, he used fine-gauge sewing needles and magnifying glasses to get an exacting level of architectural precision within each plate. The finished prints reveal an industrious draftsman and technical virtuoso. He was known for spending as much as 1000 hours on each composition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn addition to medieval subjects, Arms made a series of prints of American cities and etched naval warships throughout World War II.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Taylor Arms died in Fairfield, Connecticut, in 1953. With prints in countless major collections, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eincluding the Library of Congress, the British Museum, and the Bibliotheque Nationale, his legacy as one of the most revered American printmakers of the 20th century remains powerful to this day.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"study-in-stone-cathedral-of-orense","title":"Study in Stone, Cathedral of Orense","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEtching printed in black ink on thin J Whatman laid paper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReference: Fletcher 257.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEdition of 100.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom the Spanish Church series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSigned and dated in pencil.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA very fine impression in excellent condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOrense is known as Ourense in English and is the capital city of Galicia, an autonomous community in northwestern Spain. Interestingly Arms did not depict the grand main Western Portal as could be expected, but a side door archway. He also chose to give this ode to stone a somewhat human dimension by depicting a beggar sitting at the right edge of the step down into the church. The veiled woman however seems made of the same stone and wood that she leans on.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ARMS, John Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40515205497031,"sku":"","price":625.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/products\/JohnTaylorARMS-StudyinStone_CathedralofOrense-Etchingdetail.jpg?v=1634071673"},{"product_id":"saint-catherines-belfry-honfleur","title":"Saint Catherine's Belfry, Honfleur","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEtching, printed on laid paper. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReference: Fletcher 248. From the \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrench Church Series\u003c\/em\u003e, plate 34. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Signed and dated, and annotated “II” in pencil. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ARMS, John Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43903400149228,"sku":"","price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/JohnTaylorARMS-SaintCatherinesBelfry-detail.jpg?v=1690590780"},{"product_id":"burgos","title":"Burgos","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlso know as a \u003cem\u003eSpanish Town Revisited\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Etching on wove paper.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Reference: Fletcher 142.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e From the \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpanish Church Series\u003c\/em\u003e, plate 2. 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