Taylor, Edgar Dorsey, 1904-1978

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Painter, printmaker, educator; Calif.

From the description of Edgar Dorsey Taylor printed material, 1937-1961. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86118587

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.

From the description of Papers, 1910-1978. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 38285575

Stained glass artist, painter, printmaker; California.

From the description of Oral history interview with Edgar Dorsey Taylor, 1965 Apr. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 233007127

From the description of Edgar Dorsey Taylor interview, 1965 Apr. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220197080

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.

From the guide to the Edgar Dorsey Taylor Drawings 90-318., 1943-1945, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)

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.

From the description of Taylor, Edgar Dorsey, drawings, 1943-1945. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 663903959

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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.

From the guide to the Edgar Dorsey Taylor Papers, 1910-1978, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)

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