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        "tombstone": "French Church Series No. 40: In Memoriam, 1939. John Taylor Arms (American, 1887\u20131953). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt, 2011.461. Courtesy of John Taylor Arms/\u00a9 Suzanne Arms Hawkins",
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        "title": "French Church Series No. 40: In Memoriam",
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        "state_of_the_work": "II/II",
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        "copyright": "Courtesy of John Taylor Arms/\u00a9 Suzanne Arms Hawkins",
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                {
                    "id": 200686,
                    "title": "Modern Gothic: The Etchings of John Taylor Arms",
                    "description": "<i>Modern Gothic: The Etchings of John Taylor Arms</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 9-September 30, 2012).",
                    "opening_date": "2012-06-09T00:00:00"
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        "description": "This etching, which commemorates the death of Arms\u2019s mother-in-law, depicts the north portal of Chartres cathedral, \u201cman\u2019s supreme spiritual achievement in stone and mortar, the last word in his effort to embody in a building his own aspirations and emotions. It is the most perfect part of the most perfect church in the world,\u201d according to the artist. The intensity of Arms\u2019s vision is denoted by the technical brilliance and masterful feel for design, detail, and mood. The complex architecture, embellished with sculpture, is described with precision, yet the print also contrasts textures, patterns, and the play of light and shade. The image is infused with an almost otherworldly luminosity and clarity that evokes the expression of the divine that Arms found in Gothic architecture.",
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                "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80077234"
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        "citations": [
            {
                "citation": "Glaubinger, Jane. \"Images of Inspiration.\" <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em> 52, no. 3 (May/June 2012): 4-5.",
                "page_number": "Mentioned and reproduced: p. 5",
                "url": "https://archive.org/details/CMAMM2012-03/page/4/mode/2up"
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        "catalogue_raisonne": "Fletcher 317",
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        "creditline": "Gift of Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt",
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        "updated_at": "2026-05-15 11:48:15.438000"
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