French Church Series No. 32: Limoges

French Church Series No. 32: Limoges — John Taylor Arms. 1932.

Medium: etching. Dimensions: Sheet: 31.8 x 46.1 cm (12 1/2 x 18 1/8 in.); Platemark: 25.5 x 34.3 cm (10 1/16 x 13 1/2 in.).

Collection record: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Arms was a meticulous craftsman totally focused on etching. He worked 18 hours a day and might spend 1,000 or even 2,000 hours drawing the design on a single plate. Extremely energetic, Arms collaborated with his wife on several books and still found time to advocate for printmaking. In addition to making 150 demonstration prints in front of various audiences, he was a curator, author, speaker, consultant, and overall volunteer leader promoting American printmaking wherever he could.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.