Horace Christopher Taylor
English painter, illustrator, and poster artist
About Horace Christopher Taylor
Lived 1881 – 1934 (aged 53). Horace Christopher Taylor was an American and British painter, artist, illustrator and graphic designer.
Horace Christopher Taylor (1881 – 7 February 1934), was a British commercial artist, painter and poster designer, including for the London Underground.
Early life Taylor was born in Islington, London in 1881, the son of a railway accountant, George Julian Taylor and his wife Matilda Barns.
He trained at the Camden School of Art, the Royal Academy Schools and the Royal Academy of Munich.
Career He started his career working as a cartoonist for the Manchester Guardian.
Personal life He lived at 14 Temple Fortune Lane in Hampstead Garden Suburb.
He died in London on 7 February 1934.
Legacy Three 1926 photographs of Taylor, taken by Howard Coster, are in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London.
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English painter, illustrator, and poster artist (1881–1934)
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Horace Christopher Taylor was born on 10 January 1881 in London, Greater London.
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Horace Christopher Taylor died on 7 February 1934.
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Horace Christopher Taylor was a painter, artist, illustrator and graphic designer.
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Horace Christopher Taylor was American and British.
Sources & further reading
· Wikipedia: Horace Christopher Taylor
· DBpedia: Horace Taylor (artist)
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