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Horace Christopher Taylor (1881 – 7 February 1934), was a British commercial artist, painter and poster designer, including for the London Underground.
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Early life
editTaylor was born in Islington, London in 1881, the son of a railway accountant, George Julian Taylor and his wife Matilda Barns.[1][2]
He trained at the Camden School of Art, the Royal Academy Schools and the Royal Academy of Munich.[3]
Career
editHe started his career working as a cartoonist for the Manchester Guardian.[3] From 1922, he moved towards being a commercial artist and painter, particularly a poster designer, most notably for the London Underground.[4][1][3]
He also designed posters for the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, Vigil Silk, and the Orient Line.[4][5]
Personal life
editHe lived at 14 Temple Fortune Lane in Hampstead Garden Suburb.[3] On 1 June 1921, he married Dulcie Muriel Marriott (1894-1958) in Chelsea, London.[6]
He died in London on 7 February 1934.[7]
Legacy
editThree 1926 photographs of Taylor, taken by Howard Coster, are in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "TAYLOR Horace Christopher 1881-1934". www.artbiogs.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Hampstead Garden Suburb Virtual Museum : Individual : Horace Taylor [P-PROF-H_TAYLOR]". hgsheritage.org.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Horace Taylor (1881–1934)". visualarts.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ Taylor, Horace (1919), Vigil, the Pure Silk., retrieved 16 November 2024
- ^ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Horace Taylor". National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 16 November 2024.