Taylor, Joshua C. (Joshua Charles), 1917-1981
Variant namesMuseum director, art historian; Washington, D.C.
Taylor was born in Oregon and received his B.A. from Reed College in 1939. He taught theater and served in World War II before completing his M.F.A. and Ph.D. in Art History at Princeton. For more than twenty years he was professor of art history and humanities at the University of Chicago. In 1970 he became the director of the National Museum of American Art (then the National Collection of Fine Arts) a position he held until his death in 1981.
From the description of Joshua Charles Taylor papers, 1931-1982. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83458592
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| referencedIn | Lydia Winston Malbin papers, 1891-1997, 1938-1997 | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| creatorOf | Alma Thomas papers | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Ruth Bowman papers | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Alma Thomas papers | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Joshua Charles Taylor papers | Archives of American Art |
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| associatedWith | Bowman, Ruth, 1923- | person |
| associatedWith | National Collection of Fine Arts (U.S.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | National Museum of American Art (U.S.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Smithsonian American Art Museum. Office of the Director. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Smithsonian American Art Museum. Research and Scholars Center. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Thomas, Alma | person |
| associatedWith | Thomas, Alma. | person |
| associatedWith | Winston, Lydia, 1897- | person |
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| Washington (D.C.) |
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| Art, American |
| Art historians |
| Art museum directors |
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Birth 1917
Death 1981-04
Male
English
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