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

The Dragon Ship

Artist John Taylor Arms (American, 1887 - 1953)
CultureAmerican
Date1922
MediumEtching, aquatint
DimensionsOverall, Plate: 12 1/8 x 10 in. (30.8 x 25.4 cm)
Overall: 18 3/16 x 13 1/8 in. (46.2 x 33.4 cm)
InscribedSigned and dated lower right: "John Taylor Arms - 1922" above a faint previous signature. Lower left: "IV". Lower left corner of margin: "51.5". Lower right corner: "RE".
PortfolioNo. 2 of the "Ship Series". Aquatint #35; Pl. #123.
Credit LineGift of Mrs. John Taylor Arms
Object number54.51.88
Not on view
DescriptionColor aquatint on heavy parchment grained paper. Depicts a large ship in the water. The sail features a red circle with a dragon or serpent.

New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
John Taylor Arms
1923
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
John Taylor Arms
1923
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
John Taylor Arms
1921
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
John Taylor Arms
1919
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
John Taylor Arms
1919
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
John Taylor Arms
1919
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
John Taylor Arms
1928
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
John Taylor Arms
1926
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
John Taylor Arms
1921
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
John Taylor Arms
1950
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
John Taylor Arms
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