Stanwick Churchyard

John Taylor Arms

1939

  • Titles Stanwick Churchyard (Proper)
  • Artist John Taylor Arms, American, 1887 - 1953
  • Medium etching
  • Dimensions sheet: 6 7/8 × 9 1/8 in. (17.5 × 23.2 cm) plate: 2 5/16 × 3 1/4 in. (5.9 × 8.3 cm) mat (primary): 9 13/16 × 11 1/2 in. (24.9 × 29.2 cm) mat (secondary): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of M. Knoedler & Co., New York, 1953.44
  • Work Type print
  • Classification Prints

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This image is created with black ink on paper. It represents the partial façade of a building, which is cut off by the left and top edges of the sheet. A sidewalk moves into the scene from the foreground to the middle ground, with trees lining it on either side.
A moose with large, broad antlers stands to the right of two young moose that lay near him. They are set on a grassy field with a body of water in the background.
A man, two identically dressed women, and four girls, all black, are gathered outside of an ice cream parlor. The man is helping one of the girls reach to drink from a “Colored Only” drinking fountain. A “White Only” fountain stands beside it.
This color photograph represents the body of a white woman wearing a black suit and a white shirt beneath the jacket walking down a street or sidewalk. She carries a black briefcase in her right hand. The photograph is closely cropped and does not include her head or her legs below her knees. The background is difficult to make out, but her shadow is visible.