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Battle Wagon—U.S.S. Alabama Outfitting at Norfolk Navy Yard, Crane Ship Kearsarge Alongside—1942
Artist
John Taylor Arms
(American, 1887 - 1953)
Date1943
MediumEtching
DimensionsPlate: 11 3/4 x 17 3/4 in. (29.8 x 45.1 cm)
Sheet: 16 3/4 x 22 1/4 in. (42.5 x 56.5 cm)
Sheet: 16 3/4 x 22 1/4 in. (42.5 x 56.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert P. Johnston in honor of Francis E. Hyslop Jr.
Object number79.61
Collections
ClassificationsWork on Paper
Object NameEtching
DepartmentPermanent Collection
CultureNorth American
NationalityAmerican
On View
Not on viewCentury
- Twentieth
Signedbottom right: John Taylor Arms, 1943
Inscribedbottom left: VI
Edition650 ( for U.S. Navy)
Exhibition HistoryStaff Picks: A Selection of Palmer Favorites, Palmer Museum of Art, June 3 – September 18, 2022; Celebrating Forty Years of Gifts: Works on Paper from the Permanent Collection, Palmer Museum of Art, September 25, 2012 – January 20, 2013ProvenanceGift of Robert P. Johnston in honor of Francis E. Hyslop Jr. Published ReferencesBaigell, Mathew. Dictionary of American Art, Harper and Row, New York, 1979.