Friday 16 February 2024

Fred Taylor - part 4

Fred Taylor (1875-1963) was a painter and poster designer, born in London. He studied at Académie Julian in Paris, Goldsmiths’ College School of Art and in Italy, having won a gold medal and travelling scholarship. He did a considerable volume of work for railway and shipping companies and was an official camouflage artist during World War II. He was commissioned by the railways to promote the architectural delights of regional cities, and had the good fortune to be commissioned by the Royal Mail Steamship Company to travel to South America recording his impressions of the voyage. He exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy and other art society exhibitions, Public galleries in Liverpool and Bristol hold his work. In addition to poster design he designed murals for the Underwriters’ Room at Lloyds and for the Red Lacquer Room at Austin Reed.He lived in London where he was a member of Art Workers’ Guild from 1924.


This is part 4 of 4-part series on the works of Fred Taylor:


1937-39 Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire
colour lithograph poster
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

1938 I pray you let us satisfy our eyes...
 (Monuments)
colour lithograph poster 101.6 x 63.5 cm
London Transport Museum

1939 Cambridge - It's Quicker by Rail (L.N.E.R.)
 colour lithograph poster 102 x 63.5 cm

1939 Scarborough, It's Quicker by Rail (L.N.E.R.)
colour lithograph poster

1940 Oliver Cromwell statue
colour lithograph poster 101.6 x 63.5 cm
London Transport Museum

c1940 Britain - These are the Sinews of War
colour lithograph poster 30 x 50 cm

c1940 Bruges
Procession of the Blood of Christ of the Cathedral of Saint Sauveur in Bruges (Belgium)
colour lithograph poster 100.5 x 62.5 cm

1942 They Also Serve - Back Room Boys - Boiler Maintenance
colour lithograph poster 62.2 x 50.8 cm
London Transport Museum

1942 They Also Serve - Back Room Boys - Bus Maintenance
colour lithograph poster 62.2 x 50.8 cm
London Transport Museum

1942 They Also Serve - Back Room Boys - Cable Maintenance
colour lithograph poster 62.2 x 50.8 cm
London Transport Museum

1942 They Also Serve - Back Room Boys
colour lithograph poster 62.2 x 50.8 cm
London Transport Museum

1942 They Also Serve - Back Room Boys
colour lithograph poster 62.2 x 50.8 cm
London Transport Museum

1942 They Also Serve - Back Room Boys - Power Control 
colour lithograph poster 62.2 x 50.8 cm
London Transport Museum

1942 They Also Serve - Back Room Boys - Traffic Control
colour lithograph poster 62.2 x 50.8 cm
London Transport Museum

1942 They also Serve - Back Room Boys - Car Maintenance
two-colour lithograph poster 62.2 x 50.8 cm
London Transport Museum

1945 Rehabilitation - It Takes Time
colour lithograph poster 101.6 x 63.5 cm
London Transport Museum

1945 Rehabilitation - It Takes Time
colour lithograph poster 101.6 x 63.5 cm
London Transport Museum

1945 Rehabilitation - It Takes Time
colour lithograph poster 101.6 x 63.5 cm
London Transport Museum

1945 Rehabilitation - It Takes Time
colour lithograph poster 101.6 x 63.5 cm
London Transport Museum

1946 London - Whitehall, Underground
colour lithograph poster 102 x 64 cm
London Transport Museum

1946 London - Trafalgar Square
colour lithograph poster 102 x 64 cm

1946 London - Westminster Abbey
monotone lithograph poster 102 x 64 cm
London Transport Museum

1946 London - Whitehall
colour lithograph poster 102 x 64 cm
London Transport Museum

1950 Royal Windsor
British Railways
colour lithograph poster

1950 Royal Windsor - British Railways
original artwork
poster paint 79 x 122.5 cm
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

1950s Cambridge - British Railways
colour lithograph poster 102 x 126 cm

1951 Oxford - Travel by Train - British Railways
colour lithograph poster 102 x 127 cm

1955 Landscape, Georgian Bay, Ontario
oil on canvas-board 50.8 x 63.5 cm

n.d. A Welcome Break
watercolour on paper 11.3 x x 15.8 cm

n.d. Beach Scene with Young Girl
watercolour and gouache study 19.5 x 15.5 cm

n.d. Cambridge - It's Quicker by Rail -L.N.E.R. 
colour lithograph poster. 101.6 x 63.5 cm
Science Museum, London

n.d. Cambridge - It's Quicker by Rail - L.N.E.R.
colour lithograph poster

n.d. Ely - L.N.E.R.
colour lithograph poster

n.d. Entrance to the Shambles, York
original artwork
mixed media 20.5 x 29 cm

n.d. Fountains Abbey - Ripon Station - L.N.E.R.
colour lithograph poster

n.d. Hampton Court
colour lithograph 66 x 53.3 cm

n.d. Night Trees and a Fountain
original artwork
gouache on paper 31 x 47 cm

n.d. Untitled (Doorway)
original artwork
watercolour on paper 34.6 x 26 cm

n.d. York Cathedral
colour lithograph poster 78.7 x 63.5 cm


Wednesday 14 February 2024

Fred Taylor - part 3

Fred Taylor (1875-1963) was a painter and poster designer, born in London. He studied at Académie Julian in Paris, Goldsmiths’ College School of Art and in Italy, having won a gold medal and travelling scholarship. He did a considerable volume of work for railway and shipping companies and was an official camouflage artist during World War II. He was commissioned by the railways to promote the architectural delights of regional cities, and had the good fortune to be commissioned by the Royal Mail Steamship Company to travel to South America recording his impressions of the voyage. He exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy and other art society exhibitions, Public galleries in Liverpool and Bristol hold his work. In addition to poster design he designed murals for the Underwriters’ Room at Lloyds and for the Red Lacquer Room at Austin Reed.He lived in London where he was a member of Art Workers’ Guild from 1924.


This is part 3 of 4-part series on the works of Fred Taylor:


c1928 Visit India
colour lithograph poster 99 x 61 cm

c1928 Visit India - Land of Sunshine & Colour
colour lithograph poster 100 x 125 cm

c1928 York by L.N.E.R (York Minster)
monochrome poster

1930 Harrogate - It's Quicker by Rail L.N.E.R.
colour lithograph poster

1930 Lincoln on L.N.E.R.
colour lithograph poster

1930 Ripon L.N.E.R.
colour lithograph poster 101.6 x 127 cm

1930 York Minster - It's Quicker by Rail (L.N.E.R.)
 colour lithograph poster

c1930 Edinburgh  (L.N.E.R. - L.M.S.R.)
colour lithograph poster 102 x 64 cm

c1930 Lincoln by LNER - It's Quicker by Rail
colour lithograph poster

c1930 Lincoln L.N.E.R. Railway
colour lithograph poster 101.6 x 63.5 cm

c1930 The Approach to Bournville Works
 postcard for Cadbury's chocolate company

c1930 The New Dining Block, Bournville
postcard  for Cadbury's chocolate company

c1930 The Village Green with the Schools and Rest House, Bournville
postcard  for Cadbury's chocolate company

c1930 Whitby L.N.E.R. Railway
colour lithograph poster 101 x 63 cm

c1930s Melrose Abbey
colour lithograph 78 x 127 cm

1930s Edinburgh by L.N.E.R. Railway
colour lithograph poster

1930s Edinburgh L.N.E.R. Railway
colour lithograph poster 100 x 63 cm

1930s Edinburgh L.N.E.R. & L.M.S. Railways
 colour lithograph poster 102 x 120 cm

1930s Fountains Abbey L.N.E.R. Railway
colour lithograph poster 96 x 56 cm
 

1930s Holland via Hatwich, Daily and Nightly Services L.N.E.R.
colour lithograph poster 102 x 127 cm

1930s Lincoln by L.N.E.R. Railway
monochrome poster

1930s Lincoln on the L.N.E.R. Railway
colour lithograph poster 101 x 63 cm

1930s York - It's Quicker by Rail L.N.E.R.
colour lithograph poster

1930s York on the L.N.E.R.  Railway
colour lithograph poster

1931 York on the L.N.E.R. Railway
colour lithograph poster 95.8 x 57.5 cm

1932 Ely L.N.E.R. Railway
colour lithograph poster 101 x 64 cm

c1932 Selby L.N.E.R. Railway
colour lithograph poster 102 x 64 cm

1932 Ipswich It's Quicker by Rail - L.N.E.R.
colour lithograph poster

1932 Progress Lever Brothers Magazine cover Summer 1932
(BBC Broadcasting House, London)
colour lithograph


c1933 Durham - L.N.E.R.
It's quicker by Rail
colour lithograph poster

1933 The SMT Magazine
The Sacred Shrine of Dryburgh Abbey


1933 Dryburgh Abbey
It's Quicker by Rail - L.N.E.R. / L.M.S.
colour lithograph poster

1934 The Museums, Kensington
colour lithograph poster forLondon Transport 101.6 x 127 cm
London Transport Museum

1934 The Pool of London 
 colour lithograph poster for London Transport 101.6 x 127 cm
London Transport Museum

1935 An English Country Market
colour lithograph poster 102 x 152.5 cm
Manchester Art Gallery, UK

1935 Edinburgh - North British Hotel - Waverley Station L.N.E.R.  Railway
colour lithograph poster

1935 The Colleges of Cambridge - British Railways
colour lithograph poster 100 x 125 cm

1935 York, It's Quicker by Rail - L.N.E.R. Railway
colour lithograph poster

1935 York, Travel by Rail - L.N.E.R.
colour lithograph poster 101.6 x 60.9 cm

c1936 Dunfermline Abbey
It's Quicker by Rail - L.N.E.R.
colour lithograph poster 102 x 127 cm