John Taylor Arms diaries
name: label: Creator
content: Arms, John Taylor, 1887-1953
topic: label: Occupation
content: Etchers
label: Occupation
content: Printmakers
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent for microfilming 1971 by Henry Arms, son of John Taylor Arms.
creator: label: Creator
content: Arms, John Taylor, 1887-1953
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content: John Taylor Arms diaries
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: John Taylor Arms (1887-1953) was a printmaker and etcher. Born in Washington, DC, Arms first attended Princeton University to study law, before transferring to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study architecture. His work often depicts medieval churches, gargoyles, and New York City architecture. Arms was involved with several art and printmaking societies. He was a member of the National Academy of Design and also served as the president of the American Society of Graphic Artists.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 5 Microfilm reels (28 volumes on 5 microfilm reels)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1923-1953
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.armsjohn
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
label: Type
content: Diaries
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 65-69 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Diaries
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The microfilmed John Taylor Arms diaries consist of 28 volumes of diaries and a "book of jobs," a book listing commissions.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The Archives of American Art also holds the microfilmed John Taylor Arms papers, 1910-1952. Bryn Mawr College Special Collections holds the John Taylor Arms papers 1914 – 1952.