John Taylor Arms
Gates of the City1922

Not on view

Etching and aquatint of a suspension bridge's Gothic masonry tower seen head-on, with crossing cables and a hazy cityscape visible through the arch

John Taylor Arms, Gates of the City, 1922, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Graphic Arts Council donors, Mr. Werner Boeninger, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Meltzer, Mrs. Mary S. Ruiz, and Mrs. Estelle Williams, and the Graphic Arts Council Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker: John Taylor Arms
United States, 1887-1953
Title: Gates of the City
Place Made: United States
Date Made: 1922
Medium: Etching and aquatint, printed in brown and light green
Dimensions: Sheet: 13 3/8 × 11 3/8 in. (33.97 × 28.89 cm) Image: 8 3/8 × 7 7/8 in. (21.27 × 20 cm)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Graphic Arts Council donors, Mr. Werner Boeninger, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Meltzer, Mrs. Mary S. Ruiz, and Mrs. Estelle Williams, and the Graphic Arts Council Fund
Accession Number: M.86.230
Classification: Prints
Collecting Area: Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography: Schrader, Stephanie, James Glisson, and Alexander Nemerov. True Grit: American Prints from 1900 to 1950. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2019.
Copyright: © John Taylor Arms [or artist's estate]

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John Taylor Arms
Gates of the City1922

Not on view

John Taylor Arms, Gates of the City, 1922, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Graphic Arts Council donors, Mr. Werner Boeninger, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Meltzer, Mrs. Mary S. Ruiz, and Mrs. Estelle Williams, and the Graphic Arts Council Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker: John Taylor Arms
United States, 1887-1953
Title: Gates of the City
Place Made: United States
Date Made: 1922
Medium: Etching and aquatint, printed in brown and light green
Dimensions: Sheet: 13 3/8 × 11 3/8 in. (33.97 × 28.89 cm) Image: 8 3/8 × 7 7/8 in. (21.27 × 20 cm)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Graphic Arts Council donors, Mr. Werner Boeninger, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Meltzer, Mrs. Mary S. Ruiz, and Mrs. Estelle Williams, and the Graphic Arts Council Fund
Accession Number: M.86.230
Classification: Prints
Collecting Area: Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography: Schrader, Stephanie, James Glisson, and Alexander Nemerov. True Grit: American Prints from 1900 to 1950. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2019.