New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Gerona

Artist John Taylor Arms (American, 1887 - 1953)

CultureAmerican

Date1925

MediumEtching

DimensionsOverall, Plate: 12 5/8 x 7 1/8 in. (32 x 18.1 cm)
Overall: 18 1/2 x 11 5/16 in. (47 x 28.7 cm)
Overall, Mat: 22 x 16 in. (55.9 x 40.6 cm)

InscribedSigned and dated right corner below the plate: "John Taylor Arms - 1925"; lower left margin: "Gerona". Paper has watermarks upside down at top and bottom edges of paper: "Made T J Head & Co."

Credit LineBequest of Dorothy Noyes Arms

Object number55.28.22

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DescriptionEtching on laid paper. Etching #123; Plate #166. No. 5 of the "Spanish Churches".

Label TextGerona, 1925 Etching Bequest of Dorothy Noyes Arms 55.28.22 The medieval heart of the city of Gerona in northeastern Spain is dominated by its cathedral, a renowned example of Spanish Gothic architecture. Exhibition HistoryExhibited Gallery H, December 1958. "An Eye for Architecture: the Etchings of John Taylor Arms," Kaufman Theatre Gallery, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, November 3, 2010 - July 24, 2011.