Fay Christina Morgan Taylor (June 25, 1909 – Sept 19, 1990) was an American Modernist artist.
Fay Morgan Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Born | Fay Christina Morgan Taylor 25 June 1909 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Died | 25 June 1990 (aged 81) Novato, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Modernist |
| Spouse |
Farwell Taylor (m. 1935) |
Life and work
editTaylor was born in Pittsuburg in 1909, and in 1930 she moved to San Francisco after studying at the University of Washington in Seattle. Taylor studied at the California School of Fine Arts, and in 1934 she graduated from UC Berkeley.[1][2]
In 1935 Taylor married Farwell Taylor who was also an artist.[3][4] They had studio together in San Francisco until 1949 when they moved to Mill Valley.[4] Taylor continued to live there until the mid 1980s when arson destroyed her home and all its contents. After the fire, Taylor moved to Novato, California, where she lived until she died in 1990.[3][4]
Taylor was a modernist painter who worked in both oils and acrylics and whose work included abstracts and philosophical studies.[4] Taylor exhibited at: San Francisco Art Association; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1935; Rotunda Gallery, City of Paris; Shasta State Historical Museum.[1][2][4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Picnic in the Park by Faye Morgan Taylor". One Kings Lane. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Outdoor Painting in Mirin". Daily Independent Journal. San Rafael. 28 February 1952. p. 18. Retrieved 5 February 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Artist Biography & Facts: Fay Christina Morgan Taylor". AskART. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Hughes, Edan Milton (1989). Artists in California, 1786–1940. San Franciscio: Hughes Publishing Company. pp. 552. ISBN 9780961611217. OCLC 20803327. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.