Fay Morgan Taylor
Fay Morgan Taylor (June 25, 1909 – Sept 19, 1990) was an American Modernist artist.
Fay Morgan Taylor | |
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| Born | Fay Christina Morgan Taylor 25 June 1909 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Died | 25 June 1990 (aged 81) Novato, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Modernist |
| Spouse(s) | Farwell Taylor ( m. after 1935) |
Life and work
Born in Pittsburgh in 1909. After studying at the University of Washington, Morgan came to San Francisco in 1930. She continued her studies at the California School of Fine Arts and graduated from UC Berkeley in 1934.[1] The following year she married artist Farwell Taylor. The Taylors maintained a studio in San Francisco until 1949 and then moved across the bay to Mill Valley where she lived until arson destroyed her home and all its contents in the mid-1980s.[2] She then moved to Novato, California where she remained until her demise on 1990. A modernist painter, her works include philosophical studies and abstracts. Exhibition: SFAA; SFMA, 1935; Rotunda Gallery, City of Paris. Shanta State Historical Museum.[3]
References
- "Picnic in the Park by Faye Morgan Taylor". One Kings Lane. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- "Fay Taylor (1909 - 1990)". askART. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- Artists in California, 1786- 1940 P.1094. 2002 by Hughes, Edan Milton. ISBN 0-9616112-0-0