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  • Francis Henry Taylor was

    • Francis Henry Taylor (1865)

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    Father of Florinda May Taylor, Orwell Leslie Taylor, Eveline Ida Taylor, Nina Mary Taylor, Amy Martha Taylor, Harriet Annie Taylor, Willlie Henry Taylor, Jack Stewart Taylor, Margaret Catherine Taylor and Reenie Elizabeth Taylor

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    Biography

    Francis Henry Taylor was born in 1865.

    He married Martha Cathcart in 1889 in Victoria, Australia. Their children were:

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    1. ↑Marriage record: 3543 / 1889. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
      (Francis Hy TAYLOR and Martha CATHCART)
    2. ↑ Birth record: 35875 / 1889. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history. (Name: Florenda May TAYLOR); (Place: WARRACKNABEAL); (Mother: Martha CATHCART); (Father: Francis Henry)
    3. ↑ Birth record: 17983 / 1891. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history. (Name: Orwell Leslie TAYLOR); (Place: WARRACKNABEAL); (Mother: Martha CATHCART); (Father: Francis Hy)
    4. ↑ Birth record: 8279 / 1893. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history. (Name: Eveline Ida TAYLOR); (Place: WARR); (Mother: Martha CATHCART); (Father: Francis Henry)
    5. ↑ Birth record: 7797 / 1895. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history. (Name: Nina Mary TAYLOR); (Place: WBEAL); (Mother: Martha CATHCART); (Father: Francis Hy)
    6. ↑ Birth record: 6380 / 1897. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history. (Name: Amy Martha TAYLOR); (Place: SEA LAKE); (Mother: Martha CATHCART); (F
  • Biographical note​​ Francis Henry

    • Francis Henry Taylor

    American museum director and curator

    Francis Henry Taylor (1903–1957) was a distinguished American museum director and curator, who served as the director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art for fifteen years.

    Biography

    He was born in Philadelphia, and started his career as a curator at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. In 1931 he became director of the Worcester Art Museum Massachusetts, before joining the Metropolitan Museum in New York City as its director in 1940.

    Taylor was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1939 and the American Philosophical Society in 1946.

    Sometimes described as a showman, he developed a theory of the museum as an institution of active public service, not simply a repository of art. He was credited with doubling the number of people visiting the museum, up to 2.3 million a year.

    Death

    Taylor died at the Memorial Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts on November 23, 1957.

    Books

    His writings include:

    • Babel's Tower: The Dilemma of the Modern Museum (1945)
    • The Taste of Angels: A History of Art Collecting from Rameses to Napoleon (1948, reprint 1955) - ASIN B0007HX8Y6
    • Fifty Centuries of Art (1954)
    • Pierpont Morgan as Collector and Patron, 1837-1913 (1957), Pierpont Morgan Library - ASIN B0007DVP6I

    See also

    References

    1. ^"Francis Henry Taylor". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. February 9, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
    2. ^"APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
    3. ^"Custodian of the Attic", Time, December 29, 1952. Retrieved October 13, 2006.
    4. ^"Francis Henry Taylor" (death notice). New York, New York: Daily News, November 23, 1957 (subscription required).

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    Francis Taylor may refer to:

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    • Francis Henry Taylor (1903–1957), American museum director and curator
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    • Francis Taylor, 1st Baron Maenan (1854–1951), English barrister and judge
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    Francis Henry Taylor (1903—1957) was a distinguished American museum director and curator, heading the Metropolitan Museum of Art for fifteen years.

    He was born in Philadelphia, and started his career as a curator at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. In 1931 he became director of the Worcester Art Museum Massachusetts, before joining the Metropolitan Museum in New York City as its director in 1940.

    Sometimes described as a showman, he developed a theory of the museum as an institution of active public service, not simply a repository of art. He was credited with doubling the number of people visiting the museum, up to 2.3 million a year.

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    His writings include:
    • Babel's Tower: The Dilemma of the Modern Museum (1945)
    • The Taste of Angels: A History of Art Collecting from Rameses to Napoleon (1948, reprint 1955) - ASIN B0007HX8Y6
    • Fifty Centuries of Art (1954)
    • Pierpont Morgan as Collector and Patron, 1837-1913 (1957), Pierpont Morgan Library - ASIN B0007DVP6I

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