The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 30, 2026

A vertically oriented ink and graphite drawing on tan paper depicts three vignettes with figures in light skin tones. At top, a tattered creature manipulates a spiked board. Below, a large George Washington points a finger toward a small man. At bottom, wine bottles and glasses sit before tall French buildings. Fine black lines and light graphite shading define the forms. Cursive handwriting and 1933 dates are scattered across the composition.

Untitled (Forest Creature, George Washington Pointing to John Taylor Arms, Buildings and Wine Bottles, with Text)

1933

Kerr Eby

(American, 1889–1946)

Samuel Chamberlain

(American, 1895–1975)

Robert Lawson

(American, 1892-1957)

John Taylor Arms

(American, 1887–1953)
America
Ink and graphite
Gift of Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt 2012.467.2.a
Courtesy of John Taylor Arms/© Suzanne Arms Hawkins
Location: Not on view
  • September 23, 1991
    (Waverly Auctions, Bethesda, MD)
    1991-2013
    Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt, Pepper Pike, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    March 4, 2013-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Arms, John Taylor, and William Dolan Fletcher. John Taylor Arms, a Man for All Time: The Artist and His Work. [Place of publication not identified]: Sign of the Arrow, 1982.
    Saville, Jennifer, and John Taylor Arms. John Taylor Arms: Plates of Perfect Beauty. 1995.
  • The Gothic Spirit of John Taylor Arms. National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (May 8-November 27, 2011).
  • {{cite web|title=Untitled (Forest Creature, George Washington Pointing to John Taylor Arms, Buildings and Wine Bottles, with Text)|url=false|author=Kerr Eby, Samuel Chamberlain, Robert Lawson, John Taylor Arms|year=1933|access-date=30 May 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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