Howard Taylor :: biography at :: at Design and Art Australia Online

Howard Taylor b. 29 August 1918

Artist (Draughtsman),
Artist (Painter)

Howard Taylor began to draw and explore his interest in art while a prisoner of war in Europe in the early 1940s. After studying at the Birmingham College of Art, Taylor returned to Western Australia where he began to explore his fascination with the bush landscape and forest forms, which became central to his work.

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Description

The Art Gallery of New South Wales began in the 1870s as an aspect of the Academy of Art. Later it became known as the National Art Gallery of NSW. This name persisted beyond Federation in 1901. It was given its present name in 1958.
It remains the principal collecting and exhibiting body in NSW and is governed by the Art Gallery of New South Wales Act of 1980.

Website

https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT

Description

Website

http://cs.nga.gov.au/Default.cfm
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA

Description

The Art Gallery of Western Australia was founded in 1895. It is located in the Perth Cultural Centre, Northbridge, with the Western Australian Museum and State Library of Western Australia.

Design and Art Australia Online

database and e-research tool for art and design researchers

Featured Artists

Help

Howard Taylor b. 29 August 1918

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT

Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA

Our supporters