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Isaac Walton Taber

1857 – 1933

American illustrator

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About Isaac Walton Taber

Lived 1857 – 1933 (aged 75–76). Isaac Walton Taber was an American illustrator and draftsperson.

Isaac Walton Taber (c. 1857 – February 12, 1933) was an American illustrator active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was also known as "Walton Taber." As his work was often credited to "I. W. Taber," he has been confused with the photographer Isaiah West Taber (1830-1912).

Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Taber was the third of four sons born to merchant Isaac W. Taber and Lydia (née Hart) Taber. He studied at the Cooper Union Art School and exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy (1880-1881; 1893). He was known for his pen and ink work drawn from photographs; he created 250 illustrations for the four-volume Battles and Leaders of the Civil War.

Taber's illustrations were published in magazines including St. Nicholas and Century. Tabor illustrated Rudyard Kipling's Captains Courageous, Frank T. Bullen's Cruise of the Cachalot, and the 1899 edition of Herman Melville's Moby Dick.

Taber died in New York City on February 12, 1933.

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Born
1857, New Bedford
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Died
1933
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Also known as
Walton Taber, I. W. Taber

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Who was Isaac Walton Taber?

American illustrator (1857–1933)

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Isaac Walton Taber was born in 1857 in New Bedford.

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Isaac Walton Taber died in 1933.

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Isaac Walton Taber was an illustrator and draftsperson.

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Isaac Walton Taber was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Isaac Walton Taber

· Wikidata: Q52155580

· DBpedia: Isaac Walton Taber

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