Roofs of Aquapendente
| Reference: | CO-904 |
| Author | John Taylor Arms |
| Year: | 1932 |
| Zone: | Acquapendente |
| Printed: | New York |
| Measures: | 190 x 165 mm |
| Reference: | CO-904 |
| Author | John Taylor Arms |
| Year: | 1932 |
| Zone: | Acquapendente |
| Printed: | New York |
| Measures: | 190 x 165 mm |
Description
Foto incisione raffigurante la città dall’alto, tratta da Hill Towns And Cities Of Northern Italy -Text by Dorothy Noyes Arms; Illustrated John Taylor Arms. Published by New York: The Macmillan Company, 1932.
Una raccolta di 56 riproduzione fotografiche dei disegni, acquarelli e incisioni di John Taylor Arms.
John Taylor Arms (Washington 1887 – Fairfield 1953) inizia la sua formazione alla Princeton Univerity come studente di legge ma si trasferisce presto al Massachusetts Institute of Technology per dedicarsi all’architettura. Eserciterà tale professione fino alla Prima Guerra Mondiale al terminare della quale deciderà di dedicarsi esclusivamente all’arte. Arms è un autodidatta, si avvicina all’incisone grazia alla moglie, la quale nel 1913 per Natale gli regala un kit da incisore. Negli anni Venti e Trenta Arms sviluppa una carriera di successo come artista grafico, specializzandosi in serie di incisioni di chiese e cattedrali gotiche in Francia e in Italia. Oltre ai soggetti medievali, Arms realizzò una serie di stampe di città americane. Utilizzava aghi da cucito e lenti d'ingrandimento per ottenere un livello di dettaglio molto fine. Arms è stato uno dei più famosi incisori della prima metà del XX secolo apprezzato anche dai suoi contemporanei e conosciuto per le sue incisioni architettoniche medievali e per l’attento realismo con cui seppe descrivere ambienti e superfici. Ha prodotto oltre quattrocento stampe, scritto e illustrato numerosi libri nonché un manuale sull’incisione e sugli incisori. Apprezzato dagli incisori americani della sua epoca ricoprì per ben due volte, nel 1920 e nel 1940, la carica di Presidente della Society of American Etchers.
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John Taylor Arms (April 19, 1887 – October 13, 1953) was an American etcher born in Washington, DC in 1887. He studied law at Princeton University, transferring to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, to study architecture, graduating in 1912. After serving as an officer in the United States Navy during World War I, he devoted himself full-time to etching. He published his first original etchings in 1919. His initial subject was the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City near which he worked. Arms developed a successful career as a graphic artist in the 1920s and 1930s, specializing in series of etchings of Gothic churches and cathedrals in France and Italy. In addition to medieval subjects, Arms made a series of prints of American cities. He used sewing needles and magnifying glasses to get a fine level of detail. A member of many printmaking societies, Arms served as president of the Society of American Graphic Artists. An educator, Arms wrote the Handbook of Print Making and Print Makers (1934) and did numerous demonstrations and lectures. Arms was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member in 1930, and became a full member in 1933. His work was also part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Arms died in Fairfield, Connecticut in 1953.
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John Taylor Arms (April 19, 1887 – October 13, 1953) was an American etcher born in Washington, DC in 1887. He studied law at Princeton University, transferring to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, to study architecture, graduating in 1912. After serving as an officer in the United States Navy during World War I, he devoted himself full-time to etching. He published his first original etchings in 1919. His initial subject was the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City near which he worked. Arms developed a successful career as a graphic artist in the 1920s and 1930s, specializing in series of etchings of Gothic churches and cathedrals in France and Italy. In addition to medieval subjects, Arms made a series of prints of American cities. He used sewing needles and magnifying glasses to get a fine level of detail. A member of many printmaking societies, Arms served as president of the Society of American Graphic Artists. An educator, Arms wrote the Handbook of Print Making and Print Makers (1934) and did numerous demonstrations and lectures. Arms was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member in 1930, and became a full member in 1933. His work was also part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Arms died in Fairfield, Connecticut in 1953.
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