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

Downtown

Artist John Taylor Arms (American, 1887 - 1953)

CultureAmerican

Date1921

MediumEtching

DimensionsOverall, Plate: 8 5/8 x 4 1/8 in. (21.8 x 10.5 cm)
Overall: 10 5/8 x 6 3/16 in. (26.9 x 15.7 cm)

InscribedSigned and dated: "John Taylor Arms - 1921"

PortfolioTrial proof. Aquatint #31, Pl. #110.

Credit LineGift of Mrs. John Taylor Arms

Object number54.51.84

Collections

American Art before 1945

On View

Not on view

DescriptionEtching on handmade paper. Depicts an urban street scene. A street car is on the left and crowds of people on the right.
Label TextDowntown, New York, 1921 Etching, trial proof Bequest of Dorothy Noyes Arms 54.51.84 Exhibition History"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.