William Ladd Taylor

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William Ladd Taylor
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Born(1854-12-10)December 10, 1854
Grafton, Massachusetts
Died1926 (aged 71–72)
OccupationIllustrator
Spouse(s)
Mary Alice Fitz
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(m. 1888)​

William Ladd Taylor (1854-1926) was an American illustrator.

Biography[]

William Ladd Taylor was born at Grafton, Massachusetts on December 10, 1854.[1] He studied art in Boston and New York, and in Paris under Boulanger and Lefebvre in 1884-85. His drawings, many of which first appeared in magazines, are essentially narrative in type and show keen understanding of human nature, with careful, historical accuracy. He published several volumes of his work which contained illustrations of the nineteenth century in New England, the pioneer West, Longfellow, the Psalms, old songs, American life, American literature, and the Old Testament.

He married Mary Alice Fitz in 1888.[1]

His work was featured in the magazine the Ladies Home Journal, from 1895; the office also exhibited his oils and water-colours and sold reproductions of these.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. XII. James T. White & Company. 1904. p. 64. Retrieved August 13, 2020 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Chapman, III, John. "Biography". "William Ladd Taylor; American Illustrator. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
  • This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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