John Taylor Arms: American Etcher / Elvehjem Art Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Identifier:REF.EC.2326

Dimensions:76 p. : ill. (black and white) ; 9in.

Copyright dates:1975

Subjects: Gothic, etchings

Description:An exhibition catalogue of works by John Taylor Arms that was on view at the Elvehjem Art Center February 21 - April 6, 1975 and then at the University Gallery at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis April 14-May 11, 1975. "During the first half of this century, John Taylor Arms, etcher, lecturer, and enthusiastic proselytizer for printmaking, was widely recognized as one of America's most distinguished artists. His career spanned five decades - from 1915 until his death in 1953 - and was remarkably prolific one, especially in light of the fact that he worked slowly and spent a great deal of time in traveling, lecturing about his craft, and writing....Although trained as an architect, Arms assigned himself the task of drawing Europe's great Gothic churches, and he approached the accomplishments of the Gothic artists with reverence and awe." -- from introduction by Ben L. Bassham