Biography of frederick bouchier taylor

Frederick Bourchier Taylor()

Frederick Bourchier Taylor was born in Ottawa in , into a family of prosperous bankers. He began his studies in Montreal at McGill University’s School of Architecture and was soon working in that field for a few years.

By , Taylor had discovered printmaking and through it art–his true calling.

Between and , he studied at the University of London’s Goldsmith’s College of Art, the London Central School of Arts & Crafts and the Byam Shaw School of Drawing, Painting & Design.

Taylor lobbied hard for an official war art program in the early years of World War II, and had hoped to become part of such a program.

Biography of frederick bouchier taylor

He was particularly interested in a program that would focus on war production. “I believe that I can serve the cause of freedom better by painting than by wielding a bayonet,” he wrote. “My painting informs the public and increases their appreciation and consequently their admiration of and respect for industry’s contribution.”

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