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1874–1952
A Scottish artist and designer linked to the Glasgow Style, he moved easily between painting, etching, furniture, interiors, and stained glass. His life and work also intertwined closely with fellow artist Jessie M. King, with whom he taught and ran an art school in Paris.
Ernest Archibald Taylor, better known as E. A. Taylor, was born in Greenock, Scotland, on September 5, 1874. He first trained as a designer and draughtsman in shipbuilding, then studied part-time at the Glasgow School of Art while building a career in decorative design. Early on, he worked for the furniture firm Wylie & Lochhead and became known for refined designs in furniture and interiors as well as for his painting and etching.
Taylor was part of the wider Glasgow Style and Arts and Crafts world, but his career was notably varied. He taught furniture design, worked on stained glass commissions, and later moved with Jessie M. King to Paris, where they founded the Shealing Atelier. After the outbreak of the First World War, they returned to Scotland and settled in Kirkcudbright, where Taylor continued to paint, teach, lecture, and write on art.
In later years he was recognized as an important figure in Scottish art and design, especially for the way he bridged fine art and decorative work. He died in Kirkcudbright on November 20, 1951. No suitable confirmed portrait image was found from the page images reviewed, so a profile image has been left unavailable.