Background
Taylor, Francis Henry was born on April 23, 1903 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Doctor William Johnson and Emily Buckley (Newbold) Taylor.
Taylor, Francis Henry was born on April 23, 1903 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Doctor William Johnson and Emily Buckley (Newbold) Taylor.
Graduate Kent (Connecticut) School, 1920. Bachelor of Arts, University of Pennsylvania, 1924. Doctor of Humane Letters.
Art Doctorate.
Doctor of Letters. Honorary degrees from Harvard, Yale, Pennsylvania, Columbia, New York, Princeton, Clark, Tufts, Miami universities, Amherst, Rollins, Hamilton and Holy Cross, Trinity Colleges, 1940-1955. Graduate study Universities of Paris and Florence, Institut d’Estudis Catalans, Barcelona, 1924-1926.
Visiting fellow, American Academy in Rome, 1925-1926. Carnegie fellow, Graduate College, Princeton, 1926-1927.
Guggenheim fellowship for research, 1931.
Curator Philadelphia Museum Art, 1927-1928, curator of medieval art, 1928-1931. Director Worcester (Massachusetts) Art Museum, 1931-1940. Director Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, 1940-1955.
Elected director emeritus and special consultant to board trustees.
Director Worcester Art Museum, 1955-1958. Chairman advisory committee Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, 1934-1944.
Regional director for New England States, Federal Art Projects, 1933-1934. Appointed chairman National Council for Art Week, by President Roosevelt, 1940.
Member of advisory commission on Art, unites states department of State, lecturing on their behalf in leading South. American Art Museums, 1942.
Member American Common for Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments in War Areas, 1943-1946. Member of advisory council fine and liberal art Notre Dame U. Trustee American Academy in Rome, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. Formerly trustee University of Pennsylvania, Archeological Institute of America (life member), American Federation of Arts (life member), Museum of the City of New New New York
Member of advisory commission on Art, unites states department of State, lecturing on their behalf in leading South. American Art Museums, 1942. Member American Common for Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments in War Areas, 1943-1946. Member of advisory council fine and liberal art Notre Dame U. Trustee American Academy in Rome, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.
Member visiting committee Fogg Art Museum and Department Fine Arts, Harvard, Dumbarton Oaks Library and Collection, Department Art and Archeology, Princeton and Amherst College Museum.
Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences (Boston). Member American Philosophical Society, American Association Museum (past
Clubs: Century (New York City).
Married Pamela Coyne, November 3, 1928. Children: Pamela (Mistress James P. Morton), Emily North., John M., Mary B. Assistant.