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.
Name
Howard Hamilton Taylor (AM)
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Teacher (ANZSIC code: P) 1951 - 1961 St Georges Terrace, Perth, WA
Birth date
29 August 1918
Birth place
Hamilton, VIC
Death date
19 July 2001
Active Period
  • c.1940 - 2001
Residence
  • 1932 - 1937 Perth, WA (Residence 6 Baird Ave. Nedlands, attended Perth Modern School)
  • 1919 - 1932 Adelaide, SA, Australia
  • 1918 Hamilton, VIC (Residence of maternal grandparents, his mother Eleanor Minnie Taylor (née Middleton) travelled to Hamilton for the delivery of her child.)
  • 1949 - 1967 Bickley, WA, Australia (Residence 'Aldersyde' Piesse Brook)
  • 1967 - 2001 Northcliffe, WA (Rudd Road)
  • 1937 - 1938 Point Cook, Victoria, RAAF flight training centre, Australia (Awarded Maddock Cup for highest aggregate marks pilot flight training. )
  • 1938 - 1946 England, UK & Europe (RAF 25/7/38 to 23/7/43; RAAF 23/7/43 to 20/2/ 46; P.O.W. 19/05/40 to2/09/45; Arrived Perth 22/11/1945)
  • 1940 - 1945 Germany and Poland (P. O. W. at camps: Dulag Luft Oberwesel, Oflag IXA Sprangenberg, Olfag VIB Warburg and Stalag Luft III Sagan (Germany) and Stalag XXA Thorn and Oflag XXIB Schbin (Poland))
Training
  • 1946 - 1948 Birmingham College of Art, Birmingham, England, UK
Initial Record Data Source
  • Western Australian artists, designers & makers (1829-1959)