Taylor, Edgar Dorsey, 1904-1978

Painter, printmaker, educator; Calif.

Taylor was born in Grass Valley, CA, on July 15, 1904; BA (1928) and MA (1932), UC Berkeley; during the 1930s-40s, he taught at UC Berkeley and UT Austin; in the early 1950s he began to teach at the Univ. of So. Calif.; drawn to the black and white woodcut in 1959, Taylor went on to produce a large body of work in the medium; his work was published in The Gulf of California (1959), The boulevard (1965), and Baja California Woodcuts (1969); died on March 28, 1978 in Los Angeles, CA.

Stained glass artist, painter, printmaker; California.

Edgar Dorsey Taylor was born in 1904 in Grass Valley, California. He attended the University of California at Berkeley, graduating with a BA in 1928 and an MA in 1932. During the 1940s he was a lecturer in studio art at the University of California at Berkeley from 1945-1946 and at the University of Texas at Austin from 1940-1945. He also taught at the University of Southern California from 1950-1953.

During his career as an artist Taylor won awards for his work from the Texas Fine Arts Association and the San Francisco Art Association, as well as several fellowships. His work is held in numerous collections throughout the United States and was exhibited widely, including such venues as the Pasadena Museum of Art, the University of Texas at Austin, the Oakland Art Gallery, the Chicago Art Institute and the McNey Art Museum in San Antonio. Taylor died in Los Angeles, California in 1978. The Briscoe Center had an exhibit of his work entitled “Afternoons in East Austin: Drawings by Edgar Dorsey Taylor” in 1990.

Edgar Dorsey Taylor was born in 1904 in Grass Valley, California.

He attended the University of California at Berkeley, graduating with a BA in 1928 and an MA in 1932. During the 1940s he was a lecturer in studio art at the University of California at Berkeley from 1945-1946 and at the University of Texas at Austin from 1940-1945. He also taught at the University of Southern California from 1950-1953. During his career as an artist Taylor won awards for his work from the Texas Fine Arts Association and the San Francisco Art Association, as well as several fellowships. His work is held in numerous collections throughout the United States and was exhibited widely, including such venues as the Pasadena Museum of Art, the University of Texas at Austin, the Oakland Art Gallery, the Chicago Art Institute and the McNey Art Museum in San Antonio. Taylor died in Los Angeles, California in 1978. The Briscoe Center had an exhibit of his work entitled "Afternoons in East Austin: Drawings by Edgar Dorsey Taylor" in 1990.

Biography

Taylor was born in Grass Valley, California, on July 15, 1904; BA (1928) and MA (1932), University of California at Berkeley; during the 1930s-40s, he taught at University of California at Berkeley and University of Texas at Austin; in the early 1950s he began to teach at the University of Southern California; drawn to the black and white woodcut in 1959, Taylor went on to produce a large body of work in the medium; his work was published in The Gulf of California (1959), The Boulevard (1965), and Baja California Woodcuts (1969); died on March 28, 1978 in Los Angeles, California.