"Aspects of Architecture: The Prints of John Taylor Arms"

From the Zimmerli Art Museum:

John Taylor Arms (1887-1953) is a noted 20th-century American etcher who captured intricate details of some of the most recognized Western architectural icons.

Selected from the museum’s collection, 24 prints offer exquisite views of France’s Gothic churches, Venice’s glorious Grand Canal palaces, and picturesque French and Italian towns made during the artist’s travels between 1919 and 1940, as well as a 1935 view of Manhattan’s skyline.

To contextualize these prints by Arms, the exhibition includes an introduction to the history of architectural prints, with works ranging from a splendid 18th-century view of Rome by Giovanni Battista Piranesi to a 2001 print of the World Trade Center by Richard Haas. Aspects of Architecture: The Prints of John Taylor Arms is on view from April 14 through July 31, 2012.

Celebrate the new exhibition Aspects of Architecture: The Prints of John Taylor Arms with a reception during Art After Hours on Wednesday, May 2, from 5 to 9 p.m., at the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University.

Hours are Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m., and the first Wednesday of each month (except August), 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays, major holidays, and the month of August.

Admission is $6 for adults; $5 for 65 and over; and free for museum members, children under 18, and Rutgers students, faculty, and staff (with ID). Admission is free on the first Sunday of every month. For more information, call 732-932-7237, ext. 610, or visit the museum’s website.