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The Cleveland Museum of Art archives is happy to announce the availability of two special research collections from renowned artists John Taylor Arms and Mabel Hewit. Each offers researchers the opportunity to discover the artists from a unique perspective through the use of primary source materials. Former curator of Prints, Jane Glaubinger, used both collections while researching the exhibitions Modern Gothic: The Etchings of John Taylor Arms<http://www.clevelandart.org/events/exhibitions/modern-gothic-etchings-john-taylor-arms> and Midwest Modern: The Color Woodcuts of Mabel Hewit<http://www.clevelandart.org/events/exhibitions/midwest-modern-color-woodcuts-mabel-hewit>. John Taylor Arms Collection<http://library.clevelandart.org/john-taylor-arms-manuscripts> John Taylor Arms (1887-1953) is considered one of the foremost American printmakers of the first half of the 20th century. He kept prolific diaries, nearly continuously maintaining daily entries for the last 30 years of his life. He also recorded his life through photographs; documenting his time in the navy, family vacations, fishing trips, and professional activities. The collection includes bound manuscript diaries, photographs, documents, and an unpublished catalog raisonné of his work. Mabel Hewit Collection<http://library.clevelandart.org/mabel-hewit-scrapbooks> Born in Conneaut, Ohio and raised in Youngstown, Mabel Amelia Hewit (1903-1984) lived in Cleveland the last 50 years of her life and exhibited works every year from 1935 to 1956 in the museum's May Show, an annual exhibition for regional artists. Influenced by Precisionism, Cubism, and Art Deco, Hewit experimented with modernist ideas, producing charming color woodcuts in a contemporary style. She also printed woodblocks on fabric and created lithographs, watercolors, ceramics, and enamels on metal. She learned the white-line color woodcut method from its most famous practitioner, Blanche Lazzell. Hewit explored and perfected this technique throughout her long career. The collection is comprised of two bound scrapbooks containing correspondence, catalogs, newspaper clippings, and awards that document her career and interactions with regional arts communities. One pertains to Cleveland, most notable the museum's May Show, while the other scrapbook focuses on both local and national art exhibitions. These collections are available for use in the Ingalls Library. Appointments are encouraged and can be made by contacting archives staff at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. Leslie Cade Interim Director of Library and Archives The Cleveland Museum of Art 11150 East Boulevard Cleveland, Ohio 44106-1797 T 216-707-2492 F 216-421-0921 www.ClevelandArt.org<http://www.ClevelandArt.org> [Museum Banner]<http://www.clevelandart.org/events/exhibitions/pharaoh-king-ancient-egypt> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~