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Howard Hamilton Taylor b. 29 August 1918

Artist (Painter),
Artist (Sculptor),
Artist (Draughtsman)

Painter, sculptor and teacher, his work was presented in two retrospectives, in 1985 at the AGWA, and from 2003-06 at ten-venues organised by the MCA and AGWA. He received the Emeritus Award from the Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council in 1986; Member Order of Australia, 1989; Hon. Doctor of Letters, UWA, 1993; Hon. Doctor of Technology, Curtin University, 1997; and 'State Treasure' Western Australia 1999.

received

Scholarship, Perth Modern School

Recognition type

Award

Note

Winner. At Perth Mod. Taylor was an outstanding student what would then have been called an all-rounder. He excelled in athetics, was captain of the cricket team and drew caricatures for the school magazine 'The Phenix’.
received

Order of Australia

Recognition type

Award

Note

1989
received

Lifetime Achievement Award, Citizen of the Year Awards

Dates

2000

Recognition type

Award
received

State Treasure, Government of Western Australia

Dates

1999

Recognition type

Award

Note

In 1998 the Western Australian Government inaugurated a program to recognize WA artists in all media. Ten artists, poets and dancers were awarded diamond pins, a catalogue was published to highlight their achievements. At the time they were known as 'State Living Treasures’.
received

Hon. Doctor of Technology, Curtin University, Perth, WA

Dates

1997

Recognition type

Award
received

Hon. Doctor of Letters, The University of Western Australia

Dates

1993

Recognition type

Award
received

Fellow. Curtin University of Technology

Dates

1991

Recognition type

Award
received

Emeritus Award, the Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council

Dates

1986

Recognition type

Award

Note

Inaugural Award
received

WA Arts Council Fellowship

Dates

1975

Recognition type

Award

Description

The WA Arts Council has been amalgamated into other agencies.

Note

The fellowship were awarded to artists of merit and pre-date the system of artists grants now offered by the State Depart for the Arts.
received

Maddock Cup

Dates

1938

Recognition type

Award

Note

Awarded annually The Maddock Cup recognised the pilot with the highest aggregate marks in Flight Training RAAF Point Cook, Victoria.

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Howard Hamilton Taylor b. 29 August 1918

Scholarship, Perth Modern School

Order of Australia

Lifetime Achievement Award, Citizen of the Year Awards

State Treasure, Government of Western Australia

Hon. Doctor of Technology, Curtin University, Perth, WA

Hon. Doctor of Letters, The University of Western Australia

Fellow. Curtin University of Technology

Emeritus Award, the Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council

WA Arts Council Fellowship

Maddock Cup

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