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.

Citations

  • Erickson, Dorothy (2000), 'Art and Design in Western Australia: Perth Technical College 1900-2000’, Perth, WA: Central Metropolitan College of TAFE, p. 65.

  • Snell, Ted (1995), 'Howard Taylor: forest figure’, Perth, WA: Fremantle Arts Centre Press.

  • Gooding, Janda (1991), 'Wildflowers in Art: Perth’, Perth, WA: Art Gallery of Western Australia.

  • Gary Dufour (2022), 'Howard Taylor: Works from the Kerry Stokes Collection.’ Perth: Australian Capital Equity.

  • Dufour, Gary. (2003). Howard Taylor: Phenmena. Perth: Art Gallery of Western Australia.

  • Dufour, Gary 1985), Howard Taylor: Sculptures, Paintings, Drawing 1942-1984’, Perth: Art Gallery of Western Australia.

Initial data sources

  • Western Australian artists, designers & makers (1829-1959)