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Demonstration plate etched at the New England Book Fair, October 20, 1940
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Demonstration plate etched at the New England Book Fair, October 20, 1940
John Taylor Arms (American, 1887–1953)
1940
Medium/Technique
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 36 x 18.5 cm (14 3/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Platemark: 15 x 10 cm (5 7/8 x 3 15/16 in.)
Platemark: 15 x 10 cm (5 7/8 x 3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of L. Aaron Lebowich
Accession Number49.753
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
State ii
InscriptionsIn plate, at lower left: To F.L.M.G. 1940
In graphite, below image, at right (in Aaron Lebowich's hand?): John Taylor Arms 1940
In graphite, below image (in Lebowich's hand?): I / Sketch, "To F.L.M.G" -- Imp. from demonstration plate / etched at the New England Book Fair, Boston, Mass., Oct. 22. 1940 / To A.W.L. from J.T.A. / A little work subsequently added. Really State II / of plate. Souvenir!
In graphite, below image, at right (in Aaron Lebowich's hand?): John Taylor Arms 1940
In graphite, below image (in Lebowich's hand?): I / Sketch, "To F.L.M.G" -- Imp. from demonstration plate / etched at the New England Book Fair, Boston, Mass., Oct. 22. 1940 / To A.W.L. from J.T.A. / A little work subsequently added. Really State II / of plate. Souvenir!
ProvenanceL. Aaron Lebowich, Boston; 1949, his gift to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 15, 1949)
CopyrightReproduced with permission.