Frederick Bouchier Taylor (1906) was born in Ottawa, Ontario to parents Florence Magee and Plunkett Bourchier Taylor. He was preceded by an older brother E.P.Taylor, who became one of Canada's leading industrialists. Taylor's maternal grandfather, Charles Magee, founded the Bank of Ottawa while Taylor's paternal grandparents, the Bourchiers, upheld a tradition of military careers. The Taylors resided in both England and Canada while Fred Taylor was a young boy. He moved to Montreal in the late 1910s. During his years at McGill, he was highly involved in university life; he was the winner of boxing titles as well as a founding member of the Red Birds Ski Club. Taylor graduated as an architect from the McGill School of Architecture in 1930. While Taylor displayed great talent and potential as an architect, (he was awarded both a scholarship to the Sorbonne as well as the Governor General's award for highest academic standing, he also produced highly-accomplished drawings, sketches and prints while at school and after), Taylor ventured into fine arts and soon found this to be his calling.
Taylor became a member of the Society of Canadian Painters, Etchers and Engravers in 1934 and a life member in 1959. In 1943, he became a member of the Canadian Society of Graphic Arts. Taylor joined the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, first as Associate Painter in 1938 and then as Academician Painter in 1966.
From 1932-1963 Taylor's work was exhibited in fourteen solo exhibitions in Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa. He received commissions executed for the Government of Canada and many major industrial corporations in Canada and the United States.
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| Première Guerre Mondiale, 1930 |
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| Southwark Bridge, 1934 |
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| Tug Boats, 1938 |
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| Rue Ste Cécille, 1939 |
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Les Eboulements, Charlevoix, Qué., 1940
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The Water Wheel of the Mill, 1940
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| Rue Ste Cecille, 1942 |
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| Tewkesbery Québec, Mars 1944 |
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Maison sur la Rue des Voltigeurs, Montréal, 1946
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| Près de St-Pierre, Île d'Orléans, Qué., 1947 |
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| Looking up Inspector Street from St-James Street, 1947 |
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SkiTow Hut and Skiers, 1948
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| Vers la Rue de la Cathedrale, Montréal, 1948 |
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Hockey sur la Rue Henri-Julien vers l'avenue des Pins, Montréal, 1948
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| L'église Ste Anne, Montréal, 1949 |
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Vers la Côte Labadie, Lévis, 1949
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| Baie St. Paul, Charlevoix, Qué., 1955 |
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Buildings: North Side, Chaboillez Square, Montreal, 1955
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Direction Ouest Sur la Rue St. Patrick, Montréal, 1955
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| Près de Baie St. Paul, Qué., 1956 |
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| St. James Cathedral, 1956 (Montréal) |
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| The Church of San Guanito, Oaxaca, Mexico, 1957 |
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| Le Rocher Percé, Gaspé, Qué., 1958 |
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| In the Harbour- Cheticamp, Cap Breton, N.S, 1970 |
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| On the Plaza- Evening, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, 1972 |
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La Riviere aux Rats, Lac Edouard, 1974
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The Streetmarket of San Juan De Dios, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, 1975
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| Asters dans un vase en verre, 1977 |
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| The Girl in the Yellow Dress, 1977 |
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| Poires et fleurs mélangées, 1984 |
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| Hangard, Avenue du Parc, Montréal |
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| La maison |
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| Port William, Qué. |
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| Près de Port Alfred, Qué. |
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