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Gargoyle Series No. 4: Guardians of the Spire

c. 1921

John Taylor Arms

(American, 1887–1953)
Culture
America
Medium
pencil
Support
Tracing paper
Measurements
Sheet: 32.9 x 39.2 cm (12 15/16 x 15 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt 2011.468
Catalogue raisonné
Fletcher 102
Copyright
Courtesy of John Taylor Arms/© Suzanne Arms Hawkins
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print
A horizontally oriented graphite drawing in delicate lines on off-white paper depicts an architectural view from a cathedral roof. Two stone gargoyles perch on central ledges; the long-necked creature on our left lunges forward, while the winged beast on our right faces away. Below, sloping roofs and arched openings overlook a faintly sketched cityscape. The bottom right features a handwritten inscription: "No. 104 - Guardians of the spire, Amiens Cathedral."

Gargoyle Series No. 4: Guardians of the Spire

c. 1921

John Taylor Arms

(American, 1887–1953)
America

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