John Taylor Arms etching,#2 U.S.S. Columbia Under Construction 1943, signed 1095

Description

image: 10 x 17 5/16 in.
sheet: 15 x 22 in.
A superb original etching by John Taylor Arms, this image measures 10 x 17 1/4 inches, published in 1943,
U.S.S. Columbia Under Construction
,
1945
pencil signed and dated. #2  John Taylor Arms was an extremely talented and successful artist in the early 20th century, known especially for his exquisite renderings of French cathedrals and other European architecture. He served as a naval officer during WWI and at the onset of WWII was ready to serve again, but did not meet the Navy's physical requirements. Instead, Arms created his "U.S. Navy Ship Series," to support the American war effort.  This etching is in very nice condition, matted not framed
John Taylor Arms (1887-1953) was one of the major American etchers of the first half of the 20th Century.  Nicknamed the "Modern Medievalist," he is particularly famous for his almost photographic black-and-white renditions of Gothic cathedrals and their gargoyles.  Like a number of notable etchers, Arms was trained as an architect, and buildings were the things he depicted most in his prints.  But Arms was also drawn to nautical subjects.  He learned to fish and sail as a youth on the Potomac River in Maryland (a stone's throw from where I live) and, as an inveterate fisherman, he kept a pond stocked with trout at his studio home in Vermont.  He served as a ensign during World War I, and issued a couple of prints as a record of his time in the U.S. Navy.  After the war, he depicted sailboats on Lake Como and Lake Maggiore, and various New England sailing vessels.  During World War II, one of his contributions to the war effort was a series of etchings documenting the construction of naval vessels at various coastal shipyards that were sold at Navy Exchanges.
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